The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27–10, against the Colorado.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 4 | | | W 49–21 | 86,509 | |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Penn State* | No. 2 | | ABC | W 12–7 | 62,503 | |
September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri* | No. 2 | | | L 21–22 | 87,936 | |
October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 UCLA* | No. 8 | | ABC | T 10–10 | 87,969 | |
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 10 | | | W 34–14 | 59,170 | |
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 9 | | | W 30–20 | 79,579 | |
October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 9 | | | W 24–3 | 87,898 | |
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 8 | | | W 47–7 | 39,663–49,254 | [1][2] |
November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 8 | | | W 42–10 | 87,564 | |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 8 | | | W 9–3 | 53,190 | |
November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan | No. 8 | | ABC | L 0–22 | 88,250 | |
January 1, 1977 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Colorado* | No. 11 | | NBC | W 27–10 | 65,537 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Defense
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Joe Allegro
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Duncan Griffin
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Mike Guess
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Lenny Mills
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Herman Jones
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Bob Hyatt
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Chris Ward
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Garth Cox
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Greg Storer
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Joe Robinson
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Michigan State
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At Penn State
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Missouri
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First quarter
Second quarter
- OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 14:25. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:34.
- UM – Joe Stewart 31-yard pass from Pete Woods (Tim Gibbons kick), 11:56. Tie 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:22.
- OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:47. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:02.
- OSU – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 7:33. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
- UM – Curtis Brown 4-yard run (Tim Gibbons kick), 9:00. Ohio St 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:50.
Fourth quarter
- UM – Leo Lewis 2-yard pass from Pete Woods (run good), 0:12. Missouri 22–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
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- Top passers
- UM – Pete Woods – 9/19, 113 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- OSU – Rod Gerald – 1/8, 9 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- UM – Joe Stewart – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
- OSU – Herman Jones – 1 reception, 9 yards
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Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 87,936
- Box Score
The loss snapped 25-game home win streak
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UCLA
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7 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | | OSU | Johnson 4-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 7-0 |
| 3 | | UCLA | Corral 47-yard field goal | OSU 7-3 |
| 4 | | UCLA | Dankworth 1-yard run (Corral kick) | UCLA 10-7 |
| 4 | | OSU | Skladany 25-yard field goal | Tied 10-10 |
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At Iowa
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• Ohio State |
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3 | 10 | 0 |
34 |
Iowa |
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| 1 | | OSU | Gerald 17-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 7-0 |
| 1 | | OSU | Johnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 14-0 |
| 1 | | OSU | Johnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 21-0 |
| 2 | | OSU | Skaladany 26-yard field goal | OSU 24-0 |
| 3 | | OSU | Skladany 46-yard field goal | OSU 27-0 |
| 3 | | OSU | Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 34-0 |
| 4 | | IOWA | Sheeler 5-yard run (Quartaro kick) | OSU 34-7 |
| 4 | | IOWA | Caldwell 3-yard run (Quartaro kick) | OSU 34-14 |
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At Wisconsin
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Purdue
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At Indiana
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Illinois
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At Minnesota
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| 1 | | OHST | Skladany 39-yard field goal | Ohio St 3-0 |
| 2 | | MINN | Rogind 49-yard field goal | Tie 3-3 |
| 2 | | OHST | Pacenta 4-yard run (kick blocked) | Ohio St 9-3 |
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Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.[6]
Michigan
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Orange Bowl (vs Colorado)
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Colorado |
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• Ohio State |
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10 | 3 | 7 |
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| 1 | | CU | Zetterberg 26-yard field goal | CU 3-0 |
| 1 | | CU | Morehead 11-yard pass from Knapple (Zetterberg kick) | CU 10-0 |
| 1 | | OSU | Logan 36-yard run (Skladany kick) | CU 10-7 |
| 2 | | OSU | Skaldany 28-yard field goal | Tied 10-10 |
| 2 | | OSU | Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 17-10 |
| 3 | | OSU | Skladany 20-yard field goal | OSU 20-10 |
| 4 | | OSU | Rod Gerald 4-yard run (Skladany kick) | OSU 27-10 |
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1977 Ohio State Football Media Guide
Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 10.
Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.