The 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1970 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 regular season record to attain a #2 ranking. Ohio State won the Big Ten Conference title and a berth in the 1971 Rose Bowl in Pasadena against the Stanford Indians, ranked #12 and champions of the Pac-8.
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
| September 26* |
Texas A&M |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
|
W 56-13 |
| October 3* |
Duke |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
|
W 34-10 |
| October 10 |
at Michigan State |
Spartan Stadium • Lansing, Michigan |
|
W 29-0 |
| October 17 |
Minnesota |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
|
W 28-8 |
| October 24 |
at Illinois |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois |
|
W 48-29 |
| October 31 |
Northwestern |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
|
W 24-10 |
| November 7 |
at Wisconsin |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin |
|
W 24-7 |
| November 14 |
at Purdue |
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana |
|
W 10-7 |
| November 21 |
Michigan |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
|
W 20-9 |
| January 1* |
vs. Stanford |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) |
NBC |
L 17-27 |
| *Non-Conference Game. |
New Year's Day
In the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, top-ranked and defending national champion Texas was upset 24-11 by #6 Notre Dame, ending the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak.
Heavily-favored Ohio State could claim their second national title in three years that afternoon with a Rose Bowl victory over Stanford in Pasadena. Stanford (8-3) was led by quarterback Jim Plunkett, the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner. The Indians had climbed to a 6-0 conference record and 8-1 overall, but lost their final two regular season games, to Sugar Bowl-bound Air Force and arch-rival California. Stanford lost earlier in the season at home to Purdue, a team OSU defeated on the road.
The Buckeyes led Stanford by four points after three quarters, but were outscored 14-0 in the fourth quarter and lost 27-17. Later that night, #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl 17-12 over #5 LSU in Miami to claim the top spot in the AP writers poll.
Coaching staff
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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