1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	1976
Team:	Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	6
Record:	9 - 2 - 1
Conf Record:	7 - 1
Hc Year:	26th
Captain:	Bill Lukens
Captain3:	Ed Thompson
Champion:	Big Ten co-champion Orange Bowl champion
Bowl Result:	W 27 - 10 vs. Colorado

The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9 - 2 - 1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27 - 10, against the Colorado.

Depth chart

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Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes – Head Coach (26th year)
• George Chaump – Offense (9th year)
• George Hill (American football) – Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
• Alex Gibbs – Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (2nd year)
• Mickey Jackson – (3rd year)
• John Mummey – Quarterbacks (8th year)
• Ralph Staub – (7th year)
• Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (8th year)

Game summaries

Missouri

The loss snapped 25-game home win streak

UCLA

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At Iowa

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At Minnesota

Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.^[4]

Orange Bowl (vs Colorado)

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1977 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
	1	23	Linebacker	Los Angeles Rams
	2	46	Punter	Cleveland Browns
	2	49	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals
	8	210	Linebacker	New York Jets
	9	238	Defensive tackle	Chicago Bears

Notes and References

1. 1977 Ohio State Football Media Guide
2. Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 10.
4. Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.
5. Web site: My Favorite Bowl Games. Retrieved 04-May-2012. . 2012-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304025318/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Orange_1977.htm . 2012-03-04 . dead .