1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 1001 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won, 4221, against the USC Trojans. The Ohio State Buckeyes were named national champion by the National Championship Foundation, Poling System, David Rothman (statistician) and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
National Champion (NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR)
Rose Bowl, W 4221 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record1001 (701 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Woody Hayes (23rd season)
MVPArchie Griffin
Captains
  • Greg Hare
  • Rick Middleton
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 82,567)
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 0 110 0 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 0 110 0 1
Minnesota 6 2 07 4 0
Illinois 4 4 05 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 05 6 0
Purdue 4 4 05 6 0
Northwestern 4 4 04 7 0
Wisconsin 3 5 04 7 0
Indiana 0 8 02 9 0
Iowa 0 8 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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