1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 64 record.

1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record64 (53 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Woody Hayes (21st season)
MVPTom DeLeone
Captains
  • Tom DeLeone
  • Harry Howard
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,475)
1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 011 1 0
Northwestern 6 3 07 4 0
Ohio State 5 3 06 4 0
Michigan State 5 3 06 5 0
Illinois 5 3 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 04 6 1
Minnesota 3 5 04 7 0
Purdue 3 5 03 7 0
Indiana 2 6 03 8 0
Iowa 1 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Buckeyes entered the season knowing it could not go to a bowl game, due to the Big Ten's "no repeat" rule, prohibiting conference schools from appearing in the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons, plus the rule banning schools from playing in any bowl other than the Rose Bowl. The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.

This was the first season Ohio Stadium had artificial turf. The playing surface was scheduled to be installed in time for the 1970 season, but had been delayed. The AstroTurf field remained in place through the 1989 season.

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