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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  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Buckeyes won the National Championship.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Southern Methodist  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oregon  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Purdue  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Northwestern  45   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Illinois  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Michigan State  25   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Wisconsin  43   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Iowa  33   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Michigan  50   14   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Southern California  27   16   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored323
  Scoring Average32.3
  Points Allowed150
  Defense Average15.0
  Opponents Record49-52
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
110-0-0 AP
19-0-0 Coaches
19-0-0 UPI
  
1968 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-4207190 5-2149125  Murray Warmath
Indiana 6-4250262 4-3174175  John Pont
Illinois 1-9107333 1-692184  Jim Valek
Ohio State 10-0323150Won  27-167-0240114  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan 8-2277155 6-1207115  Chalmers Bump Elliott
Purdue 8-2291167 5-2182112  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Iowa 5-5322289 4-3256190  Raymond R. Ray Nagel
Michigan State 5-5202151 2-5139114  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 1-9109325 1-688246  Alex Agase
Wisconsin 0-1086310 0-762214  John Coatta

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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