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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Texas Christian  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Washington  41   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Michigan State  54   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Minnesota  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Illinois  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Northwestern  35   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Wisconsin  62   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Purdue  42   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Michigan  12   24   L       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored383
  Scoring Average42.6
  Points Allowed93
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record35-55
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-1
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 8-1-0 AP
5 8-1-0 Coaches
5 8-1-0 UPI
  
1969 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-5-1210260 4-3135135  Murray Warmath
Indiana 4-6252242 3-4173165  John Pont
Illinois 0-10106397 0-762293  Jim Valek
Michigan 8-3352148Lost  3-106-124577  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 8-138393 6-128079  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 8-2354264 5-2248180  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5255275 3-4149179  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Northwestern 3-7137306 3-4121187  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 3-7196349 3-4145224  John Coatta
Michigan State 4-6202231 2-5124163  Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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