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-
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
Record 9-2
-1
Points Scored 305
Scoring Average 25.4
Points Allowed 149
Defense Average 12.4
Opponents Record 75-59
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 9-2-1
AP
5 9-2-1
Coaches
5 9-2-1
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.