Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 5 Penn State* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 0–19 | 88,203 | |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 16 | | | W 27–10 | 55,200 | |
September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 13 | | | W 34–28 | 87,998 | |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | SMU* | No. 14 | | | T 35–35 | 87,721 | |
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 16 | | | L 16–27 | 69,465 | |
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa | | | | W 31–7 | 87,326 | |
October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern | | | | W 63–20 | 87,296 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | | | | W 49–14 | 79,940 | |
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | | | | W 45–7 | 87,819 | |
November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 19 | | | W 21–18 | 47,540 | |
November 25 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 Michigan | No. 16 | | ABC | L 3–14 | 88,358 | |
December 29 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Clemson* | No. 20 | | ABC | L 15–17 | 72,011 | [1] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
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Penn State
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Penn St |
3 |
0 | 7 | 9 |
19 |
Ohio St |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Date: September 18
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 2:48
- Game attendance: 88,202
- Game weather: Cloudy; 80 °F (27 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h) SW
- Television network: ABC
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| Q1 | 9:52 | PSU | Bahr 30 yard field goal | PSU 3–0 |
| Q3 | 4:52 | PSU | Suhey 3 yard run (Bahr kick) | PSU 10–0 |
| Q4 | 13:12 | PSU | Bahr 41 yard field goal | PSU 13–0 |
| Q4 | 6:45 | PSU | Bahr 25 yard field goal | PSU 16–0 |
| Q4 | 2:53 | PSU | Bahr 30 yard field goal | PSU 19–0 |
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Art Schlichter started the game at quarterback while Rod Gerald, the starter for the two previous seasons, opened the game at split end.[2]
Minnesota
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Ohio State Buckeyes (0–1) at Minnesota Golden Gophers
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
7 |
14 |
0 | 6 | 27 |
Minnesota |
0 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
at Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny • 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind SW 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
- Game attendance: 55,200
- Referee: R. McVay
- Ohio State Football Archives
Game information
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- Ohio St
- Schlichter
3/7, 57 Yds, INT
- Springs
17 Rush, 82 Yds, TD
- Donley
2 Rec, 57 Yds
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- Minnesota
- Avery
6/14, 95 Yds, 2 INT
- Barber
17 Rush, 57 Yds
- Bailey
3 Rec, 62 Yds
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Scoring summary
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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OSU
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MINN
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1
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11:02
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6
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17
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3:58
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Ohio St
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Schlichter 3-yard touchdown run, Janakievski kick good
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7
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0
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2
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14:28
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10
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51
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Ohio St
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Payton 1-yard touchdown run, Janakievski kick good
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14
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0
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2
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1:31
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8
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54
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Ohio St
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Schlichter 1-yard touchdown run, Janakievski kick good
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21
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0
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2
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0:04
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5
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58
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Minnesota
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39-yard field goal by Rogind
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21
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3
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4
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12:48
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11
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41
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Ohio St
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Springs 3-yard touchdown run, Janakievski kick no good
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27
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3
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4
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1:41
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6
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17
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Minnesota
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Dilulo 15-yard touchdown reception from Carlson, Rogind kick good
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27
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10
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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27
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10
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Northwestern
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Wisconsin
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio State |
7 |
14 | 14 | 14 |
49 |
Wisconsin |
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7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
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| 1 | | OSU | Schlichter 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OSU 7-0 |
| 2 | | OSU | Otha Watson recovered blocked punt in end zone (Janakievski kick) | OSU 14-0 |
| 2 | | WIS | Charles 7-yard pass from Kalasmlki (Veith kick) | OSU 14-7 |
| 2 | | OSU | Ty Hicks 96-yard kickoff return (Janakievski kick) | OSU 21-7 |
| 3 | | OSU | Skillings 61-yard interception return (Janakievski kick) | OSU 28-7 |
| 3 | | OSU | Murray 14-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OSU 35-7 |
| 4 | | OSU | Castignola 15-yard run (Janakievski kick) | OSU 42-7 |
| 4 | | OSU | Castignola 6-yard run (Jankievski kick) | OSU 49-7 |
| 4 | | WIS | Green 1-yard run (Veith kick) | OSU 49-14 |
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Illinois
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Illinois |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 10 | 21 |
45 |
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| Q1 | | OHST | Schlichter 7 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 7–0 |
| Q2 | | ILL | Powell 2 yard run (Finzer kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 | | OHST | Schlichter 7 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 14–7 |
| Q3 | | OHST | Atha 31 yard field goal | OHST 17–7 |
| Q3 | | OHST | Campbell 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 24–7 |
| Q4 | | OHST | Schlichter 5 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 31–7 |
| Q4 | | OHST | Gerald 7 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 38–7 |
| Q4 | | OHST | Johnson 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 45–7 |
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At Indiana
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Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2–1) at Indiana Hoosiers (4–5)
at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
- Date: November 18, 1978
- Game weather: Overcast • 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) to 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
- Game attendance: 47,540
- Box Score
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- First quarter
- OSU – Paul Campbell 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 10:19. Ohio St 7–0. Drive:
- IU – Mike Harkrader 1-yard run (David Freud kick), 2:04. Tie 7–7. Drive:
- Second quarter
- IU – David Freud 30-yard field goal, 6:52. Indiana 10–7. Drive:
- Third quarter
- OSU – Art Schlichter 3-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 2:58. Ohio St 14–10. Drive: 20 plays, 98 yards.
- Fourth quarter;
- OSU – Ricky Johnson 46-yard run (Vlade Janakievski kick), 13:13. Ohio St 21–10. Drive: 8 plays.
- IU – Darrick Burnett 1-yard run (pass good), 5:01. Ohio St 21–18. Drive:
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- Top passers
- OSU – Art Schlichter – 4/11, 22 yards, INT
- IU – Tim Clifford – 10/19, 81 yards
- Top rushers
- OSU – Ricky Johnson – 18 rushes, 109 yards, TD
- IU – Darrick Burnett – 18 rushes, 65 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- OSU – Ricky Johnson – 2 receptions, 9 yards
- IU – Dan Powers – 6 receptions, 62 yards
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- Ricky Johnson played in place of the injured Ron Springs and Calvin Murray
- Woody Hayes' last victory as Ohio State's head coach
Michigan
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Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Game time: 12:56 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 88,358
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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First quarter
- OSU – Bob Atha 29-yard field goal, 1:13. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:12.
- MICH – Rodney Feaster 30-yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick), 0:09. Michigan 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
- MICH – Roosevelt Smith 11-yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick), 4:12. Michigan 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:19.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- MICH – Roosevelt Smith – 10 rushes, 67 yards
- OSU – Ron Springs – 12 rushes, 63 yards
- Top receivers
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Gator Bowl (vs. Clemson)
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Game information
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Second quarter
- OSU – Bob Atha 27-yard field goal, 12:08. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards.
- CLEM – Steve Fuller 4-yard run (Obed Ariri kick), 5:03. Clemson 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards.
- OSU – Art Schlichter 4-yard run (kick failed), 1:21. Ohio St 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards.
- CLEM – Obed Ariri 47-yard field goal, 0:05. Clemson 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards.
Third quarter
- CLEM – Cliff Austin 1-yard run (Ariri kick), 2:18. Clemson 17–9. Drive: 19 plays, 84 yards.
Fourth quarter
- OSU – Art Schlichter 1-yard run (run failed), 8:11. Clemson 17–15. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- OSU – Art Schlichter – 18 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
- CLEM – Tracy Perry – 14 rushes, 54 yards
Warren Ratchford – 10 rushes, 54 yards
- Top receivers
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Personnel
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1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Depth chart
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NT
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DE
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Byron Cato
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Mark Sullivan
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Gary Dulin
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Joe Hornik
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RG
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RT
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Keith Ferguson
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Ken Fritz
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Tim Vogler
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Jim Savoca
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Joe Robinson
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Tim Burke
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Scott Burris
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Tom Waugh
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Tim Brown
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Jimmy Moore
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Jim Houston
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Paul Campbell
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Ricardo Volley
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1979 NFL draftees
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References
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