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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  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Iowa  52   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Colorado  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. California  35   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Illinois  24   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Indiana  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Wisconsin  31   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Minnesota  14   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Michigan State  10   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Northwestern  10   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Michigan  7   10   L       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed120
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record57-54
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-6163238 5-3149131  Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota 4-7212278 3-5147192  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-8152260 2-6126235  John Pont
Michigan 11-142183Lost  12-138-026970  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Northwestern 7-4211183 6-3192127  Alex Agase
Michigan State 6-5225169 5-3192131  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-4224120 5-317597  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 4-6-1240258 3-5161200  John Jardine
Purdue 3-7210228 3-5168182  Bob DeMoss
Iowa 1-10121379 1-888302  Frank X. Lauterbur

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.