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-
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
Record 7-4
-1
Points Scored 339
Scoring Average 28.3
Points Allowed 216
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 65-64
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 4-2
-1
Away Record 3-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.