1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	6–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (21st year)
MVP	Tom DeLeone
Captain	Tom DeLeone
Captain	Harry Howard
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,475)

1971 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1971 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4 record.

The Buckeyes entered the season knowing it could not go to a bowl game, due to the Big Ten's "no repeat" rule, prohibiting conference schools from appearing in the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons, plus the rule banning schools from playing in any bowl other than the Rose Bowl. The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.

This was the first season Ohio Stadium had artificial turf. The playing surface was scheduled to be installed in time for the 1970 season, but had been delayed. The AstroTurf field remained in place through the 1989 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 52–21	75,596
September 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Colorado*	No. 6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 14–20	85,586
October 2	1:30 p.m.	California*	No. 14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 35–3	86,280
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 15	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 24–10	53,555
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 13	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 27–7	50,812
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 31–6	86,559
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 10	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 14–12	36,281
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 10–17	86,616
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 10–14	86,062
November 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)		L 7–10	104,016
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Personnel

1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SE	`23`	Battista, TomTom Battista	5.0 !Jr
OG	`68`	Baxter, CharlesCharles Baxter	3.0 !So
OT	`78`	Beecroft, CharlesCharles Beecroft	5.0 !Jr
OT	`77`	Belgrave, EarlEarl Belgrave	5.0 !Jr
FB	`34`	Bledsoe, JohnJohn Bledsoe	5.0 !Jr
OG	`58`	Bonica, CharlesCharles Bonica	5.0 !Jr
QB	`15`	Boyle, BillBill Boyle	3.0 !So
HB	`25`	Bradshaw, MorrisMorris Bradshaw	3.0 !So
HB	`24`	Campagna, TomTom Campagna	57.0 !Sr
OG	`64`	Conley, BillBill Conley	57.0 !Sr
OT	`45`	Cummings, JohnJohn Cummings	5.0 !Jr
HB	`16`	Davis, JeffJeff Davis	3.0 !So
C	`52`	DeLeone, TomTom DeLeone (C)	57.0 !Sr
TE	`98`	Doll, JohnJohn Doll	5.0 !Jr
FB	`37`	Eggers, PatPat Eggers	3.0 !So
HB	`46`	Gaffney, MichaelMichael Gaffney	3.0 !So
HB	`33`	Galbos, RichardRichard Galbos	5.0 !Jr
HB	`22`	Gales, RichardRichard Gales	3.0 !So
OG	`66`	Graf, LarryLarry Graf	5.0 !Jr
QB	`18`	Hare, GregGreg Hare	3.0 !So
SE	`85`	Harris, Jimmie LeeJimmie Lee Harris	57.0 !Sr
SE	`82`	Hazel, DavidDavid Hazel	3.0 !So
OT	`75`	Hicks, JohnJohn Hicks	5.0 !Jr
OG	`57`	Houser, TomTom Houser	57.0 !Sr
OG	`61`	Husband, JohnJohn Husband	3.0 !So
SE	`84`	Jones, ScottScott Jones	3.0 !So
FB	`38`	Keith, RandalRandal Keith	3.0 !So
OG	`63`	Kregel, JimJim Kregel	3.0 !So
QB	`19`	Lamka, DonDon Lamka	57.0 !Sr
HB	`47`	Lippert, ElmerElmer Lippert	3.0 !So
OT	`74`	Long, DavidDavid Long	57.0 !Sr
C	`54`	Meckstroth, JamesJames Meckstroth	3.0 !So
TE	`32`	Middleton, RichardRichard Middleton	3.0 !So
QB	`12`	Moore, RossRoss Moore	5.0 !Jr
OT	`72`	Mountz, GregGreg Mountz	57.0 !Sr
C	`56`	Nixon, TomTom Nixon	5.0 !Jr
TE	`80`	Pagac, FredFred Pagac	3.0 !So
OG	`50`	Pistick, TonyTony Pistick	5.0 !Jr
OT	`76`	Scott, DanDan Scott	3.0 !So
OT	`73`	Simon, RichardRichard Simon	57.0 !Sr
TE	`96`	Smurda, JohnJohn Smurda	3.0 !So
TE	`89`	Straka, MarkMark Straka	3.0 !So
TE	`90`	Teague, MervinMervin Teague	5.0 !Jr
OG	`60`	Vecanski, MilanMilan Vecanski	57.0 !Sr
SE	`91`	Wakefield, DickDick Wakefield	57.0 !Sr
DB	`49`	Wendorff, BillBill Wendorff	3.0 !So
OG	`65`	Wersel, TimTim Wersel	5.0 !Jr
OT	`71`	Willard, BobBob Willard	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`99`	Baxa, TomTom Baxa	5.0 !Jr
DE	`93`	Brown, JeffJeff Brown	5.0 !Jr
CB	`29`	Cameron, LouisLouis Cameron	3.0 !So
DE	`86`	Cappell, RichardRichard Cappell	57.0 !Sr
CB	`11`	Cowman, RandallRandall Cowman	5.0 !Jr
DB	`8`	Cunnigham, DanDan Cunnigham	57.0 !Sr
DT	`69`	Cutillo, DanDan Cutillo	3.0 !So
LB	`51`	Dixon, KenKen Dixon	5.0 !Jr
LB	`39`	Ferko, RichardRichard Ferko	5.0 !Jr
MG	`55`	Fletcher, KevinKevin Fletcher	5.0 !Jr
LB	`53`	Gradishar, RandyRandy Gradishar	3.0 !So
DT	`70`	Hasenhorl, GeorgeGeorge Hasenhorl	5.0 !Jr
CB	`28`	Howard, HarryHarry Howard (C)	57.0 !Sr
DB	`44`	Hughes, JohnJohn Hughes	5.0 !Jr
DB	`14`	Kelly, RobertRobert Kelly	3.0 !So
DB	`21`	Kern, CarlCarl Kern	3.0 !So
CB	`20`	Kinsey, MarvinMarvin Kinsey	5.0 !Jr
LB	`62`	Koegel, VictorVictor Koegel	3.0 !So
S	`17`	Lucki, MartinMartin Lucki	5.0 !Jr
DE	`87`	Luttner, KenKen Luttner	57.0 !Sr
DE	`81`	Marendt, TomTom Marendt	3.0 !So
MG	`36`	Mason, GlenGlen Mason	57.0 !Sr
CB	`30`	Mathis, LouisLouis Mathis	3.0 !So
DE	`95`	Patton, RandallRandall Patton	3.0 !So
LB	`59`	Pisanelli, FredFred Pisanelli	5.0 !Jr
MG	`35`	Rich, RoccoRocco Rich	3.0 !So
LB	`27`	Rossetti, JohnJohn Rossetti	3.0 !So
DT	`71`	Sapanaro, RobertRobert Sapanaro	57.0 !Sr
DE	`83`	Scannell, MikeMike Scannell	5.0 !Jr
DT	`97`	Sciulli, JoeJoe Sciulli	57.0 !Sr
S	`41`	Seifert, RichardRichard Seifert	5.0 !Jr
DB	`26`	Sharpp, WarrenWarren Sharpp	3.0 !So
DB	`5`	Sivinski, DanielDaniel Sivinski	5.0 !Jr
DE	`94`	Strong, TerryTerry Strong	5.0 !Jr
DT	`67`	Szabo, TomTom Szabo	3.0 !So
DB	`6`	Thompson, MontyMonty Thompson	3.0 !So
S	`3`	Whatley, RandyRandy Whatley	3.0 !So
LB	`88`	White, StanStan White	57.0 !Sr
DT	`78`	Williams, ShadShad Williams	5.0 !Jr
DB	`7`	Zeune, RogerRoger Zeune	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`2`	Johnston, PaulPaul Johnston	57.0 !Sr
P	`92`	Lago, GaryGary Lago	5.0 !Jr
PK	`4`	Rice, ElliottElliott Rice	5.0 !Jr
PK	`1`	Schram, FredFred Schram	57.0 !Sr

Head coach

Woody Hayes

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Earle Bruce
George Chaump
Charles Clausen
George Hill
Rudy Hubbard
John Mummey
Esco Sarkkinen
Ralph Staub
Richard Walker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Oct-18

Game summaries

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	7	7	7	21
• Ohio St	17	7	14	14	52

Date: September 11
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:36
Game attendance: 75,596
Game weather: Rain, 67°F

Scoring summary

Q1	13:07	OHST	Schram 39-yard field goal	Ohio St 3–0

Q1	5:39	OHST	Bledsoe 3-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 10–0

Q1	4:55	OHST	Lamka 21-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 17–0

Q2	11:37	IOWA	Holmes 1-yard run (Kokolus kick)	Ohio St 17–7

Q2	7:41	OHST	Bledsoe 11-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 24–7

Q3	13:26	IOWA	Cabalka 10-yard pass from Sunderman (Kokolus kick)	Ohio St 24–14

Q3	10:42	OHST	Lamka 19-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 31–14

Q3	5:20	OHST	Lamka 6-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 38–14

Q4	12:14	OHST	Lamka 1-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 45–14

Q4	6:55	OHST	Lippert 10-yard run (Schram kick)	Ohio St 52–14

Q4	3:02	IOWA	Mitchell 6-yard run (Kokolus kick)	Ohio St 52–21

Don Lamka, who spent the last two seasons as a reserve defensive back, made his debut at quarterback with 211 total yards and four touchdowns. ^[1] ^[2]

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	6	7	0	7	20
Ohio State	0	0	0	14	14

Date: September 25
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:29
Game attendance: 85,586
Game weather: Cloudy, 64°F

Scoring summary

Q1	6:51	COLO	Johnson 6 yard run (Kick failed)	COLO 0–6

Q2	10:49	COLO	Branch 68 yard punt return (Dean kick)	COLO 0–13

Q4	4:28	OSU	Lamka 1 yard rush (Schram kick)	COLO 7–13

Q4	3:30	COLO	Johnson 39 yard run (Dean kick)	COLO 7–20

Q4	2:11	OSU	Lamka 14 yard pass to Middleton (Schram kick)	COLO 14–20

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California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	3	0	0	3
• Ohio St	14	0	0	21	35

Date: October 2
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:28
Game attendance: 86,280
Game weather: Clear, 85°F

Scoring summary

Q1	6:17	OHST	Lamka 4 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 7–0

Q1	1:50	OHST	Bradshaw 12 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	7:20	CAL	Wersching 47 yard field goal	OHST 14–3

Q4	13:02	OHST	Hare 40 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 21–3

Q4	9:39	OHST	Bradshaw 4 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 28–3

Q4	0:33	OHST	Eggers 1 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 35–3

^[4] ^[5]

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	14	0	10	0	24
Illinois	0	3	0	7	10

Date: October 9
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Game start: 1:32p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:32
Game attendance: 53,555
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, NE wind 10 mph, 53°F

Scoring summary

Q1	11:58	OHST	Keith 1 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 7–0

Q1	10:09	OHST	Keith 2 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	9:52	ILL	Wells 37 yard field goal	OHST 14–3

Q3	9:47	OHST	Hare 3 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 21–3

Q3	6:12	OHST	Schram 26 yard field goal	OHST 24–3

Q4	8:22	ILL	Navarro 1 yard run (Wells kick)	OHST 24–10

^[6] ^[7]

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	3	3	14	27
Indiana	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 16
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Game start: 1:30p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 50,812
Game weather: Overcast, 74°F

Scoring summary

Q1	11:06	OHST	Keith 3 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	0:10	OHST	Schram 31 yard field goal	OHST 10–0

Q3	12:24	IND	St. Pierre 21 yard run (Garner kick)	OHST 10–7

Q3	10:23	OHST	Schram 40 yard field goal	OHST 13–7

Q4	13:15	OHST	Keith 1 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 20–7

Q4	0:47	OHST	Lamka 25 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 27–7

^[8] ^[9]

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	6	6
• Ohio St	0	17	0	14	31

Date: October 23
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 2:00p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:40
Game attendance: 86,559
Game weather: Rainy, 62°F

Scoring summary

Q2	12:45	OHST	Lippert 48 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	10:37	OHST	Bradshaw 88 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	0:44	OHST	Schram 41 yard field goal	OHST 17–0

Q4	13:49	OHST	Galbos 1 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 24–0

Q4	1:07	WIS	Lund 12 yard run (pass failed)	OHST 24–6

Q4	0:55	OHST	Bradshaw 88 yard kickoff return (Schram kick)	OHST 31–6

^[10] ^[11]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	0	7	7	14
Minnesota	0	6	0	6	12

Date: October 30
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 1:30 CST
Elapsed time: 2:25
Game attendance: 36,281
Game weather: Rain, windy E(20-25 mph), 50°F

Scoring summary

Q2	1:27	MINN	Kingsriter 31 yard pass from Curry (kick failed)	MINN 6–0

Q3	7:42	OHST	Wakefield 4 yard pass from Lamka (Schram kick)	OHST 7–6

Q4	4:00	OHST	Galbos 4 yard run (Schram kick)	OHST 14–6

Q4	0:39	MINN	Curry 2 yard run (run failed)	OHST 14–12

^[12] ^[13]

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan State	0	10	0	7	17
Ohio State	0	10	0	0	10

Date: November 6
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 1:29p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:20
Game attendance: 86,616
Game weather: Rain/Snow, 35°F

Scoring summary

Q2	14:12	MSU	Shlapak 47 yard field goal	MSU 0–3

Q2	9:55	OSU	Bradshaw 11 yard run (Schram kick)	OSU 7–3

Q2	5:54	MSU	Allen 5 yard run (Shlapak kick)	MSU 7–10

Q2	2:32	OSU	Shram 30 yard field goal	TIED 10–10

Q4	14:21	MSU	Allen 1 yard run (Shlapak kick)	MSU 17–10

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Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	7	0	0	7	14
Ohio State	7	3	0	0	10

Date: November 13
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:18
Game attendance: 86,062
Game weather: Clear, 60°F

Scoring summary

Q1	4:19	OSU	Lamka 7 run (Schram kick)	OSU 7–0

Q1	4:05	NW	Strunk 93 yard kick-off return (Planisek kick)	TIED 7–7

Q2	5:13	OSU	Schram 27 yard field goal	OSU 10–7

Q4	7:25	NW	Anderson 1 yard run (Planisek kick)	NW 10–14

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	7	0	7
• Michigan	0	3	0	7	10

Date: November 20
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 1:30p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:22
Game attendance: 104,016
Game weather: Overcast to Sunny, winds gusty 17 mph, 32°F

Scoring summary

Q2	5:19	MICH	Coin 32 yard field goal	MICH 3–0

Q3	2:07	OSU	Campana 85 yard punt return (Schram kick)	OSU 3–7

Q4	2:07	MICH	Taylor 21 yard run (Coin kick)	MICH 10–7

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1972 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tom DeLeone	5	106	Center	Cincinnati Bengals
Harry Howard	9	225	Defensive Back	Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy Harris	12	312	Wide Receiver	Dallas Cowboys
Tom Campana	13	316	Defensive Back	St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Wakefield	16	409	Wide Receiver	Cleveland Browns
Stan White	17	438	Linebacker	Baltimore Colts

References

↑ "Buckeyes Romp Past Iowa." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 Sept 12.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028686.0
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028685.0
↑ "Bucks Batter Bears." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 3.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028684.0
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 10.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028690.0
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 16.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028691.0
↑ "Buckeyes Win." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 24.
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1971/1971-06-Wisconsin.pdf
↑ "Ohio State Rallies." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 31.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028693.0
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028687.0
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028688.0
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6028692.0

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