1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#4
1969 record	8–1 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	Alan Jack
Captain	Dave Whitfield
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,455)

1969 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Michigan §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#18 Purdue	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Iowa	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1969-1970. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 27	1:30 PM	TCU*	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 62–0	86,412
October 4	4:30 PM	at Washington*	#1	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		W 41–14	57,150
October 11	1:30 PM	#19 Michigan State	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 54–21	86,641
October 18	2:30 PM	at Minnesota	#1	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 34–7	53,016
October 25	1:30 PM	Illinois	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 41–0	86,576
November 1	2:30 PM	at Northwestern	#1	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 35–6	41,279
November 8	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 62–7	86,519
November 15	1:30 PM	#10 Purdue	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 42–14	85,027
November 22	1:00 PM	at #12 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 12–24	103,588
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth Chart

Defense FS Mike Sensibaugh ⋅ LB SLB Doug Adams Phil Strickland ⋅ Mike Radtke SS Jack Tatum ⋅ CB Tim Anderson Mike Polaski DE DT NT DT DE Mark Debevc Bill Urbanik Jim Stillwagon Paul Schmidlin Dick Whitfield Nick Roman Brad Nielsen ⋅ Ralph Holloway Ken Luttner CB Ted Provost ⋅ Offense SE Bruce Jankowski Jimmie Harris LT LG C RG RT Dave Cheney Thomas Backhus Brian Donovan Alan Jack Charles Hutchison Randy Hart Ted Kurz Tom DeLeone ⋅ Rick Simon TE Jan White Dick Kuhn WB Larry Zelina ⋅ QB Rex Kern Ron Maciejowski FB Jim Otis John Brockington Special Teams RB Leo Hayden Ray Gillian

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Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (19th year)
• Earle Bruce - Offense (4th year)
• George Chaump - Offense (2nd year)
• Hugh Hindman - (7th year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (2nd year)
• David McClain - (1st year)
• Lou McCullough - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (1st year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (1st year)

Game summaries

TCU

• Attendance: 86,412 (school record)
• Weather: Rain

• John Brockington 3 Rush TDs
• Rex Kern, Jim Otis 2 Rush TDs each

• Ohio State's biggest win since 1957 versus Indiana and most points scored in a game since 1950 versus Iowa.

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Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 14 7 14 6 41 Washington 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 4 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 58,000

Scoring summary Q1 OHST Kern 64 yard run (White kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 OHST Otis 1 yard run (White kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 OHST Otis 3 yard run (White kick) OHST 21–0 Q2 WASH Willis 1 yard run (Volbrecht kick) OHST 21–7 Q3 OHST Otis 1 yard run (White kick) OHST 28–7 Q3 OHST Kern 4 yard run (White kick) OHST 35–7 Q4 OHST Maciejowski 5 yard run (kick failed) OHST 41–7 Q4 WASH Kennamer 6 yard run (Warner kick) OHST 41–14

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Michigan State

• Attendance: 86,641 (record)
• Rex Kern 10/21, 187 Yds, 2 TD, 2 rush TD (left early in 4th)

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Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 7 0 7 14 • Ohio St 6 22 14 0 42 Date: November 15 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:29 Game attendance: 85,027 Game weather: Snow; 23°F; wind 15–20 SW Television network: ABC

Scoring summary Q1 2:56 OHST Kern 6 yard run (kick blocked) OHST 6–0 Q2 9:47 OHST White 33 yard field goal OHST 9–0 Q2 5:32 OHST Otis 5 yard run (kick failed) OHST 15–0 Q2 3:44 OHST Kern 1 yard run (White kick) OHST 22–0 Q2 :52 OHST Jankowski 38 yard pass from Kern (kick blocked) OHST 28–0 Q2 :39 PUR Brown 98 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 28–7 Q3 13:08 OHST Hayden 4 yard run (White kick) OHST 35–7 Q3 10:58 OHST Zelina 57 yard punt return (White kick) OHST 42–7 Q4 1:12 PUR Bell 3 yard pass from Phipps (Jones kick) OHST 42–14

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1970 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Chuck Hutchison	2	38	Guard	St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Provost	7	162	Defensive Back	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Otis	9	218	Running Back	New Orleans Saints
Nick Roman	10	241	Defensive End	Cincinnati Bengals

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players

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