# 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. The defending national champion Buckeyes compiled an 8–1 record.
Top-ranked all season, the Buckeyes lost the rivalry game at Michigan on November 22 and dropped to fourth in the final AP Poll. There was no bowl game for Ohio State, because prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl, and prior to 1972, a team could not represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | TCU* | No. 1 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 62–0 | 86,412 |
| October 4 | 4:30 p.m. | at Washington* | No. 1 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 41–14 | 57,150 |
| October 11 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 19 Michigan State | No. 1 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 54–21 | 86,641 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 1 | Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, MN | | W 34–7 | 53,016 |
| October 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 1 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | | W 41–0 | 86,576 |
| November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 1 | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | ABC | W 35–6 | 41,279 |
| November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 1 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 62–7 | 86,519 |
| November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 10 Purdue | No. 1 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 42–14 | 85,027 |
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Michigan | No. 1 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 12–24 | 103,588 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Mike Sensibaugh
| LB | LB |
| Doug Adams | Phil Strickland |
| Bob Trapuzzano | Mike Radtke |
* SS
* Jack Tatum
* CB
* Tim Anderson
* Mike Polaski
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
| Mark Debevc | Bill Urbanik | Jim Stillwagon | Paul Schmidlin | Dave 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
* Tom Campana
* QB
* Rex Kern
* Ron Maciejowski
* FB
* Jim Otis
* John Brockington
* Special teams
* RB
* Leo Hayden
* Ray Gillian

## 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)
* Dave McClain – (1st year)
* Lou McCullough – Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
* John Mummey – Quarterbacks (1st year)
* Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (1st year)

## Game summaries
### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio St | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 62 |
* Jim Otis 27 Rush, 121 Yds
* Ohio State's biggest win since 1957 versus Indiana and most points scored in a game since 1950 versus Iowa.

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| Washington | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Ohio St | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 54 |
* Attendance: 86,641 (record)
* Rex Kern 10/21, 187 Yds, 2 TD, 2 rush TD (left early in 4th)

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 14 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Ohio State | 21 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 62 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Ohio St | 6 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio St | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Michigan | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 22
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • 45 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 103,588
* Referee: Jerry Markbreit
* TV announcers (ABC): Bill Flemming and Lee Grosscup
Game information :
Ohio St
Rex Kern 6/17, 88 Yds, TD, 4 INT
Jim Otis 28 Rush, 144 Yds, TD
Jan White 3 Rec, 62 Yds, TD
Michigan
Don Moorhead 10/20, 108 Yds, INT
Billy Taylor 23 Rush, 84 Yds
Jim Mandich 6 Rec, 78 Yds :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | OSU | MICH |
| 1 | 7:38 | 5 | 16 | | Ohio St | Otis 1-yard touchdown run, S. White kick no good | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | 3:35 | 10 | 55 | | Michigan | Craw 2-yard touchdown run, Titas kick good | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:52 | 10 | 74 | | Ohio St | J. White 22-yard touchdown reception from Rex Kern, 2-point run failed | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | 11:54 | 9 | 77 | | Michigan | Craw 1-yard touchdown run, Titas kick good | 12 | 14 |
| 2 | 10:10 | 2 | 3 | | Michigan | Moorhead 2-yard touchdown run, Titas kick good | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | 1:15 | 16 | 72 | | Michigan | 25-yard field goal by Killian | 12 | 24 |
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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 |