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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  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Iowa  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. North Carolina  29   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ California  35   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Illinois  26   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Indiana  44   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Wisconsin  28   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Minnesota  27   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Michigan State  12   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Northwestern  27   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Michigan  14   11   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Southern California  17   42   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed171
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record62-59
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 9-2-0 AP
3 9-1-0 Coaches
3 9-1-0 UPI
  
1972 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7185304 4-4151183  Cal Stoll
Indiana 5-6204272 3-5131205  John Pont
Illinois 3-8197277 3-5149156  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Michigan 10-126457 7-116234  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-2280171Lost  17-427-119997  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-5245135 6-219661  Bob DeMoss
Michigan State 5-5-1158156 5-2-113668  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Wisconsin 4-7152229 2-683188  John Jardine
Iowa 3-7-1109208 2-6-180183  Frank X. Lauterbur
Northwestern 2-9146290 1-8119231  Alex Agase

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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