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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  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 28th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Penn State  0   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Minnesota  27   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Baylor  34   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Southern Methodist  35   35   T       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Purdue  16   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Iowa  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Northwestern  63   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Wisconsin  49   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Illinois  45   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Indiana  21   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Michigan  3   14   L       
 Fri., Dec. 29   Clemson  15   17   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored339
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record65-64
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record4-2 -1
  Away Record3-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6210267 4-4155221  Cal Stoll
Indiana 4-7228290 3-5180190  Lee Corso
Illinois 1-8-2103317 0-6-262223  Gary O. Moeller
Michigan 10-2372105Lost  10-177-126157  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 8-3411170 7-132890  Darryl D. Rogers
Purdue 9-2-1261130Won  41-216-1-117692  Jim Young
Ohio State 7-4-1339216Lost  15-176-2255117  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 5-4-2223277 3-4-2194252  Dave McClain
Iowa 2-9125291 2-6113224  Bob Commings
Northwestern 0-10-192440 0-8-171329  Rick Venturi

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.