1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	6–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (21st season)
MVP	Tom DeLeone
Captains	Tom DeLeone Harry Howard
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,475)

1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.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	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 52–21	75,596
September 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Colorado*	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 14–20	85,586
October 2	1:30 p.m.	California*	No. 14	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 35–3	86,280
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 24–10	53,555
October 16	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 27–7	50,812
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 31–6	86,559
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		W 14–12	36,281
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)		L 10–17	86,616
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 10–14	86,062
November 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)		L 7–10	104,016
*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 OG 68 Charles Baxter So OT 78 Charles Beecroft Jr OT 77 Earl Belgrave Jr FB 34 John Bledsoe Jr OG 58 Charles Bonica Jr QB 15 Bill Boyle So HB 25 Morris Bradshaw So HB 24 Tom Campagna Sr OG 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 OG 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 OG 57 Tom Houser Sr OG 61 John Husband So SE 84 Scott Jones So FB 38 Randal Keith So OG 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 OG 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 OG 60 Milan Vecanski Sr SE 91 Dick Wakefield Sr DB 49 Bill Wendorff So OG 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 Woody Hayes Coordinators/assistant coaches Earle Bruce George Chaump Charles Clausen George Hill Rudy Hubbard John Mummey Esco Sarkkinen Ralph Staub Dick Walker 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 11 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:36 Game attendance: 75,596 Game weather: Rain, 67°F

Scoring summary Q1 13:07 OHST Schram 39-yard field goal Ohio St 3–0 Q1 5:39 OHST Bledsoe 3-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 10–0 Q1 4:55 OHST Lamka 21-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 17–0 Q2 11:37 IOWA Holmes 1-yard run (Kokolus kick) Ohio St 17–7 Q2 7:41 OHST Bledsoe 11-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 24–7 Q3 13:26 IOWA Cabalka 10-yard pass from Sunderman (Kokolus kick) Ohio St 24–14 Q3 10:42 OHST Lamka 19-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 31–14 Q3 5:20 OHST Lamka 6-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 38–14 Q4 12:14 OHST Lamka 1-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 45–14 Q4 6:55 OHST Lippert 10-yard run (Schram kick) Ohio St 52–14 Q4 3:02 IOWA Mitchell 6-yard run (Kokolus kick) Ohio St 52–21

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	6	7	0	7	20
Ohio St	0	0	0	14	14

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 25, 1971
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 85,586
• Box 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 2 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:28 Game attendance: 86,280 Game weather: Clear, 85°F

Scoring summary Q1 6:17 OHST Lamka 4 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 1:50 OHST Bradshaw 12 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 7:20 CAL Wersching 47 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q4 13:02 OHST Hare 40 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 21–3 Q4 9:39 OHST Bradshaw 4 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 28–3 Q4 0:33 OHST Eggers 1 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 35–3

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Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 14 0 10 0 24 Illinois 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 9 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Game start: 1:32p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:32 Game attendance: 53,555 Game weather: Mostly cloudy, NE wind 10 mph, 53°F

Scoring summary Q1 11:58 OHST Keith 1 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 10:09 OHST Keith 2 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 9:52 ILL Wells 37 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 9:47 OHST Hare 3 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 21–3 Q3 6:12 OHST Schram 26 yard field goal OHST 24–3 Q4 8:22 ILL Navarro 1 yard run (Wells kick) OHST 24–10

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Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 7 3 3 14 27 Indiana 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 16 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game start: 1:30p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 50,812 Game weather: Overcast, 74°F

Scoring summary Q1 11:06 OHST Keith 3 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 0:10 OHST Schram 31 yard field goal OHST 10–0 Q3 12:24 IND St. Pierre 21 yard run (Garner kick) OHST 10–7 Q3 10:23 OHST Schram 40 yard field goal OHST 13–7 Q4 13:15 OHST Keith 1 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 20–7 Q4 0:47 OHST Lamka 25 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 27–7

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Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 6 6 • Ohio St 0 17 0 14 31 Date: October 23 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 2:00p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:40 Game attendance: 86,559 Game weather: Rainy, 62°F

Scoring summary Q2 12:45 OHST Lippert 48 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 10:37 OHST Bradshaw 88 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 0:44 OHST Schram 41 yard field goal OHST 17–0 Q4 13:49 OHST Galbos 1 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 24–0 Q4 1:07 WIS Lund 12 yard run (pass failed) OHST 24–6 Q4 0:55 OHST Bradshaw 88 yard kickoff return (Schram kick) OHST 31–6

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Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 0 7 7 14 Minnesota 0 6 0 6 12 Date: October 30 Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Game start: 1:30 CST Elapsed time: 2:25 Game attendance: 36,281 Game weather: Rain, windy E(20-25 mph), 50°F

Scoring summary Q2 1:27 MINN Kingsriter 31 yard pass from Curry (kick failed) MINN 6–0 Q3 7:42 OHST Wakefield 4 yard pass from Lamka (Schram kick) OHST 7–6 Q4 4:00 OHST Galbos 4 yard run (Schram kick) OHST 14–6 Q4 0:39 MINN Curry 2 yard run (run failed) OHST 14–12

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Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan State 0 10 0 7 17 Ohio State 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 6 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:29p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:20 Game attendance: 86,616 Game weather: Rain/Snow, 35°F

Scoring summary Q2 14:12 MSU Shlapak 47 yard field goal MSU 0–3 Q2 9:55 OSU Bradshaw 11 yard run (Schram kick) OSU 7–3 Q2 5:54 MSU Allen 5 yard run (Shlapak kick) MSU 7–10 Q2 2:32 OSU Shram 30 yard field goal TIED 10–10 Q4 14:21 MSU Allen 1 yard run (Shlapak kick) MSU 17–10

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Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total • Northwestern 7 0 0 7 14 Ohio State 7 3 0 0 10 Date: November 13 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:18 Game attendance: 86,062 Game weather: Clear, 60°F

Scoring summary Q1 4:19 OSU Lamka 7 run (Schram kick) OSU 7–0 Q1 4:05 NW Strunk 93 yard kick-off return (Planisek kick) TIED 7–7 Q2 5:13 OSU Schram 27 yard field goal OSU 10–7 Q4 7:25 NW Anderson 1 yard run (Planisek kick) NW 10–14

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Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 0 7 0 7 • Michigan 0 3 0 7 10 Date: November 20 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 1:30p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:22 Game attendance: 104,016 Game weather: Overcast to Sunny, winds gusty 17 mph, 32°F

Scoring summary Q2 5:19 MICH Coin 32 yard field goal MICH 3–0 Q3 2:07 OSU Campana 85 yard punt return (Schram kick) OSU 3–7 Q4 2:07 MICH Taylor 21 yard run (Coin kick) MICH 10–7

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1972 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tom DeLeone	5	106	Center	Cincinnati Bengals
Harry Howard	9	225	Defensive Back	Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy Harris	12	312	Wide Receiver	Dallas Cowboys
Tom Campana	13	316	Defensive Back	St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Wakefield	16	409	Wide Receiver	Cleveland Browns
Stan White	17	438	Linebacker	Baltimore Colts

References

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Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players