# 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.
As of 2023, the 1967 team represents the last season in which the Buckeyes were not ranked in any week in the AP Poll.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Arizona* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 7–14 | 77,468 |
| October 7 | 4:30 p.m. | at Oregon* | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | W 30–0 | 25,000 |
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 2 Purdue | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 6–41 | 84,069 |
| October 21 | | at Northwestern | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | | W 6–2 | 42,812 |
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | | L 13–17 | 83,928 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | | W 21–7 | 76,235 |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 17–15 | 65,470 |
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 21–10 | 72,567 |
| November 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | W 24–14 | 64,144 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
| LB | MLB | LB |
| James Nein | Dirk Worden | Mark Stier |
| ⋅ | Bob Trapuzzano | Mike Radtke |
* CB
* Ted Provost
| DE | DT | NT | DT | DE |
| Nick Roman | Bill Urbanik | Vic Stottlemyer | Paul Schmidlin | Dick Whitfield |
| ⋅ | Brad Nielsen | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ |
* CB
* Sam Elliott
* Mike Polaski
Offense :
* SE
* Bill Anders
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Dick Himes | John Kelley | John Muhlbach | Alan Jack | Dave Foley |
| ⋅ | ⋅ | Jim Roman | ⋅ | Charles Hutchison |
* TE
* Rufus Mayes
* WB
* Dave Brungard
* Ray Gillian
* QB
* Bill Long
* Jerry Ehrsam
* FB
* Jim Otis
* Paul Huff
* Special teams
* RB
* Rudy Hubbard

## Game summaries
### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Arizona | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Purdue | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Northwestern

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

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Illinois | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mich. State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| • Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 |

### At Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio St | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Michigan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 25, 1967
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 64,144
* Box Score
Rudy Hubbard, who had only carried the ball 45 times in his three-year career prior to the game, rushed for 104 yards on 15 carries and scored the first two touchdowns of the game.
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ohio St | Passing | Bill Long | 5/6, 45 Yds |
| Ohio St | Rushing | Jim Otis | 26 Rush, 114 Yds |
| Ohio St | Receiving | David Brungard | 1 Rec, 25 Yds |
| Michigan | Passing | Dennis Brown | 17/24, 179 Yds, 2 TD, INT |
| Michigan | Rushing | Ron Johnson | 20 Rush, 102 Yds |
| Michigan | Receiving | Jim Berline | 8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | OSU | UM |
| 1 | 9:55 | 10 | 79 | 5:05 | Ohio St | Rudy Hubbard 22-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:54 | 7 | 64 | | Ohio St | Rudy Hubbard 12-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | 8:20 | 7 | 53 | | Ohio St | Bill Long 1-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | 0:49 | 8 | 80 | | Michigan | Jim Berline 6-yard touchdown reception from Dennis Brown, Frank Titas kick good | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | 7:27 | 6 | 47 | | Michigan | John Gabler 13-yard touchdown reception from Dennis Brown, Frank Titas kick good | 21 | 14 |
| 4 | 1:59 | 11 | 54 | | Ohio St | 37-yard field goal by Gary Cairns | 24 | 14 |
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## 1968 NFL draftees

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Dick Himes | 3 | 81 | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |