American college football season
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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1976: Ohio State v. Penn State (Drive-Thru)
1976 Season Preview Ohio State
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 11 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 4 W 49–2186,509
September 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 Penn State * No. 2 ABC W 12–762,503
September 25 1:30 p.m. Missouri * No. 2 L 21–2287,936
October 2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 UCLA * No. 8 ABC T 10–1087,969
October 9 2:30 p.m. at Iowa No. 10 W 34–1459,170
October 16 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 9 W 30–2079,579
October 23 1:30 p.m. Purdue No. 9 W 24–387,898
October 30 2:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 8 W 47–739,663–49,254 [1] [2]
November 6 1:30 p.m. Illinois No. 8 W 42–1087,564
November 13 2:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 8 W 9–353,190
November 20 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 8 ABC L 0–2288,250
January 1, 1977 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Colorado * No. 11 NBC W 27–1065,537
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Depth chart
Defense
FS
Joe Allegro
Duncan Griffin
CB
Mike Guess
Lenny Mills
Offense
SE
Herman Jones
Bob Hyatt
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Chris Ward
Jim Savoca
Mark Lang
Bill Lukens
Lou Pietrini
Garth Cox
Ron Ayers
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Doug Mackie
TE
Greg Storer
Joe Robinson
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Coaching staff
Game summaries
Michigan State
At Penn State
Missouri
Missouri Tigers (1–1) at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 25, 1976Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 87,936Box Score
Game information
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.
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
The loss snapped 25-game home win streak
UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
UCLA
0
0 3 7
10
Ohio St
0
7 0 3
10
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
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
21
3 10 0
34
Iowa
0
0 0 14
14
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
Purdue
At Indiana
Illinois
At Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
3
6 0 0
9
Minnesota
0
3 0 0
3
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
Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.[6]
Michigan
Orange Bowl (vs Colorado)
1
2 3 4 Total
Colorado
10
0 0 0
10
• Ohio State
7
10 3 7
27
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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References
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