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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Michigan State  49   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Penn State  12   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Missouri  21   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. UCLA  10   10   T       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Iowa  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Wisconsin  30   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Purdue  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Indiana  47   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Illinois  42   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Minnesota  9   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Michigan  0   22   L       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Colorado  27   10   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored305
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed149
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record75-59
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 9-2-1 AP
5 9-2-1 Coaches
5 9-2-1 UPI
  
1976 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-5201211 4-4145149  Cal Stoll
Illinois 5-6235248 4-4178194  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Indiana 5-6130254 4-476172  Lee Corso
Michigan 10-243295Lost  6-147-127467  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-2-1305149Won  27-107-1235100  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-6188233 4-4133159  Alex Agase
Iowa 5-6161234 3-5113170  Bob Commings
Wisconsin 5-6298266 3-5194197  John Jardine
Michigan State 4-6-1236278 3-5178213  Darryl D. Rogers
Northwestern 1-10134311 1-7119224  John Pont

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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