1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1967 record	6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	Bill Ray Anders
Captain	Sam Elliott
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,109)

	Conf							Overall
1967 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Indiana §	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Minnesota §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#9 Purdue §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1967-1968. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 30	1:30 PM	Arizona*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 7–14	77,468
October 7	4:30 PM	at Oregon*		Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR		W 30–0	25,000
October 14	1:30 PM	#2 Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 6–41	84,069
October 21		at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 6–2	42,812
October 28	1:30 PM	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		L 13–17	83,928
November 4	1:30 PM	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 21–7	76,235
November 11	1:30 PM	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 17–15	65,470
November 18	1:30 PM	Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 21–10	72,567
November 25	1:30 PM	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	W 24–14	64,144
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth Chart

Defense

LB	MLB	LB
James Nein	Dirk Worden	Mark Stier
⋅	⋅	Mike Radtke
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CB
Ted Provost
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DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Nick Roman	Bill Urbanik	Vic Stottlemyer	Paul Schmidlin	Dick Whitfield
⋅	Brad Nielsen	⋅	⋅	⋅
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CB
Sam Elliott
Mike Polaski
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Offense

SE
Bill Anders
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Dick Himes	John Kelley	John Muhlbach	Alan Jack	Dave Foley
⋅	⋅	Jim Roman	⋅	Charles Hutchison
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TE
Rufus Mayes
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WB
Dave Brungard
Ray Gillian
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QB
Bill Long
Jerry Ehrsam
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FB
Jim Otis
Paul Huff
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Special Teams

RB
Rudy Hubbard
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Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 17th year

1968 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Dick Himes	3	81	Tackle	Green Bay Packers

References

↑ 1968 Ohio State football media guide

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man The Ohio State University Marching Band "Holy Buckeye" "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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