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 The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.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 .
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
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 Roster
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) 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.
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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
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) 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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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) 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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1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
3 3 14
27
Indiana
0
0 7 0
7
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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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) 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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1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
0 7 7
14
Minnesota
0
6 0 6
12
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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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) 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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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) 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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1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
0 7 0
7
• Michigan
0
3 0 7
10
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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