American college football season
The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1971 Big Ten Conference 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 The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.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 W 52–2175,596
September 25 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Colorado * No. 6 L 14–2085,586
October 2 1:30 p.m. California * No. 14 W 35–386,280
October 9 2:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 15 W 24–1053,555
October 16 1:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 13 W 27–750,812
October 23 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 12 ABC W 31–686,559
October 30 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 10 W 14–1236,281
November 6 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 9 L 10–1786,616
November 13 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 16 L 10–1486,062
November 20 1:30 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan L 7–10104,016
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel
1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
SE
23
Tom Battista
Jr
G
68
Charles Baxter
So
OT
78
Charles Beecroft
Jr
OT
77
Earl Belgrave
Jr
FB
34
John Bledsoe
Jr
G
58
Charles Bonica
Jr
QB
15
Bill Boyle
So
HB
25
Morris Bradshaw
So
HB
24
Tom Campagna
Sr
G
64
Bill Conley
Sr
OT
45
John Cummings
Jr
HB
16
Jeff Davis
So
C
52
Tom DeLeone (C)
Sr
TE
98
John Doll
Jr
FB
37
Pat Eggers
So
HB
46
Michael Gaffney
So
HB
33
Richard Galbos
Jr
HB
22
Richard Gales
So
G
66
Larry Graf
Jr
QB
18
Greg Hare
So
SE
85
Jimmie Lee Harris
Sr
SE
82
David Hazel
So
OT
75
John Hicks
Jr
G
57
Tom Houser
Sr
G
61
John Husband
So
SE
84
Scott Jones
So
FB
38
Randal Keith
So
G
63
Jim Kregel
So
QB
19
Don Lamka
Sr
HB
47
Elmer Lippert
So
OT
74
David Long
Sr
C
54
James Meckstroth
So
TE
32
Richard Middleton
So
QB
12
Ross Moore
Jr
OT
72
Greg Mountz
Sr
C
56
Tom Nixon
Jr
TE
80
Fred Pagac
So
G
50
Tony Pistick
Jr
OT
76
Dan Scott
So
OT
73
Richard Simon
Sr
TE
96
John Smurda
So
TE
89
Mark Straka
So
TE
90
Mervin Teague
Jr
G
60
Milan Vecanski
Sr
SE
91
Dick Wakefield
Sr
DB
49
Bill Wendorff
So
G
65
Tim Wersel
Jr
OT
71
Bob Willard
So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
99
Tom Baxa
Jr
DE
93
Jeff Brown
Jr
CB
29
Louis Cameron
So
DE
86
Richard Cappell
Sr
CB
11
Randall Cowman
Jr
DB
8
Dan Cunnigham
Sr
DT
69
Dan Cutillo
So
LB
51
Ken Dixon
Jr
LB
39
Richard Ferko
Jr
MG
55
Kevin Fletcher
Jr
LB
53
Randy Gradishar
So
DT
70
George Hasenhorl
Jr
CB
28
Harry Howard (C)
Sr
DB
44
John Hughes
Jr
DB
14
Robert Kelly
So
DB
21
Carl Kern
So
CB
20
Marvin Kinsey
Jr
LB
62
Victor Koegel
So
S
17
Martin Lucki
Jr
DE
87
Ken Luttner
Sr
DE
81
Tom Marendt
So
MG
36
Glen Mason
Sr
CB
30
Louis Mathis
So
DE
95
Randall Patton
So
LB
59
Fred Pisanelli
Jr
MG
35
Rocco Rich
So
LB
27
John Rossetti
So
DT
71
Robert Sapanaro
Sr
DE
83
Mike Scannell
Jr
DT
97
Joe Sciulli
Sr
S
41
Richard Seifert
Jr
DB
26
Warren Sharpp
So
DB
5
Daniel Sivinski
Jr
DE
94
Terry Strong
Jr
DT
67
Tom Szabo
So
DB
6
Monty Thompson
So
S
3
Randy Whately
So
LB
88
Stan White
Sr
DT
78
Shad Williams
Jr
DB
7
Roger Zeune
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
2
Paul Johnston
Sr
P
92
Gary Lago
Jr
PK
4
Elliott Rice
Jr
PK
1
Fred Schram
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
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 11Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:36Game attendance: 75,596Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C)
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
Colorado Buffaloes at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 25, 1971Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 85,586Box Score
Game information
First quarter
COL – Ken Johnson 6-yard run (kick failed), 6:51. Colorado 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards.
Second quarter
COL – Cliff Branch 68-yard punt return (J.B. Dean kick), 10:49. Colorado 13–0.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Don Lamka 1-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 4:28. Colorado 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards.
COL – Ken Johnson 39-yard run (J.B. Dean kick), 3:30. Colorado 20–7. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards.
OSU – Rick Middleton 14-yard pass from Don Lamka (Fred Schram kick), 2:11. Colorado 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards.
Top passers
COL – Ken Johnson – 4/9, 97 yards, 2 INT
OSU – Don Lamka – 20/33, 255 yards, TD
Top rushers
COL – Charlie Davis – 18 rushes, 135 yards
OSU – Don Lamka – 23 rushes, 60 yards, TD
Top receivers
COL – Willie Nichols – 2 receptions, 61 yards
OSU – Dick Wakefield – 11 receptions, 172 yards
California
1
2 3 4 Total
California
0
3 0 0
3
• Ohio St
14
0 0 21
35
Date: October 2Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:28Game attendance: 86,280Game weather: Clear, 85 °F (29 °C)
[3]
[4]
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
14
0 10 0
24
Illinois
0
3 0 7
10
Date: October 9Location: Memorial Stadium , Champaign, IL Game start: 1:32p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:32Game attendance: 53,555Game weather: Mostly cloudy, NE wind 10 mph (16 km/h), 53 °F (12 °C)
[5]
[6]
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
3 3 14
27
Indiana
0
0 7 0
7
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[8]
Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
0 0 6
6
• Ohio St
0
17 0 14
31
Date: October 23Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 2:00p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:40Game attendance: 86,559Game weather: Rainy, 62 °F (17 °C)
[9]
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
0 7 7
14
Minnesota
0
6 0 6
12
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[11]
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Michigan State
0
10 0 7
17
Ohio State
0
10 0 0
10
Date: November 6Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:29p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:20Game attendance: 86,616Game weather: Rain/Snow, 35 °F (2 °C)
[12]
Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Northwestern
7
0 0 7
14
Ohio State
7
3 0 0
10
Date: November 13Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:18Game attendance: 86,062Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
[13]
Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
0 7 0
7
• Michigan
0
3 0 7
10
[14]
References
^ "Buckeyes Romp Past Iowa." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 Sept 12.
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^ "Bucks Batter Bears." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 3.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 10.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 16.
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^ "Buckeyes Win." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 24.
^ "Ohio State Rallies." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 31.
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