1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–3 5–2 Woody Hayes 17th Single-wing / T formationSports Illustrated Mayhorn Patrick https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2018/5/2/17279712/ohio-state-football-college-offense-evolution-history A brief history of Ohio State's offensive innovation May 2, 2018 September 8, 2026 Dirk Worden Bill Ray Anders Sam Elliott Ohio Stadium The 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1967 Big Ten season. In their 17th year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 120.1967 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1967-schedule.html The 1967 team was the last Ohio State team that was not ranked in any week in the AP poll.November 2025 The team's statistical leaders included quarterback William Long (563 passing yards, 43.1% completion percentage, five rushing touchdowns), halfback Jim Otis (530 rushing yards, 3.8 yards per carry), and end Billy Anders (28 receptions for 403 yards).1967 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1967.html Five Ohio State players received recognition on the 1967 All-Big Ten Conference football team: offensive tackle Dick Himes (AP-1, UPI-1); Anders (UPI-1); linebacker Dirk Worden (AP-2, UPI-2); defensive back Ted Provost (AP-2, UPI-2); and offensive tackle Dave Foley (UPI-2).1967 AP All-Big Ten Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story) November 28, 1967 26 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19671128&id=E8daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4605,5477021Big Ten Coaches Name Bess to All Star Team The Pantagraph 19 November 30, 1967 https://www.newspapers.com/image/71494376/?terms=stincic%2Bkeyes%2Bphipps%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1967 AP Eastern September 30 1:30 p.m. l y Arizona Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 7–14 77,468 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bucks-dusted-off/155371801/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Bucks dusted off, 14–7 October 1, 1967 September 15, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 4:30 p.m. w y y Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR 30–0 25,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=efsoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4884%2C1478238 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Uhrhammer Jerry Buckeyes ambush Ducks October 8, 1967 1B October 14 1:30 p.m. l Purdue 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 6–41 84,069 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-purdue-humiliate/184064856/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Purdue humiliates OSU, 41–6 October 15, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 6–2 42,812 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-blade-bucks-squeeze-past-cats-62/184065443/ The Blade Bucks squeeze past 'Cats, 6–2 October 22, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 1:30 p.m. l y Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck 13–17 83,928 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-illinois-trips-b/184065522/ The Des Moines Register Illinois trips Buckeyes October 29, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 1:30 p.m. w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 21–7 76,235 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-buckeyes-shock-michigan-st/184065591/ The Lima News Buckeyes shock Michigan State! November 5, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 1:30 p.m. w Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 17–15 65,470 https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-penalty-helps-oh/184065691/ Green Bay Press-Gazette Penalty helps Ohio State nudge Badgers 17–15 November 12, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 1:30 p.m. w Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 21–10 72,567 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-ohio-state-tops-iowa/184065800/ The Times Recorder Ohio State tops Iowa 21–10 November 19, 1967 October 31, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 1:30 p.m. w y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 24–14 64,144 Bucks' Hubbard Saves Best Till Last, Shreds Michigan Dayton Daily News Si Burick November 26, 1967 1D, 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38884273/bucks_hubbard_saves_best_till_last/ Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1967 Ohio State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/404144 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 31, 2025 Game summaries Arizona Arizona 0 7 7 0 Ohio State 7 0 0 0 September 30 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 77,468 56 F Wind SW 15-20 mph yes Q1 4:59 OSU Brungard 7 yard pass to Ehrsam (Cairns kick) OSU 7–0 Q2 3:40 ARI Edmonds 1 yard rush (Sarnoski kick) TIED 7–7 Q3 10:59 TEAM Lee 9 yard rush (Sarnoski kick) ARI 7–14 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017697.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201024/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017697.0 dead Oregon Ohio State 13 3 7 7 Oregon 0 0 0 0 October 7 Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon PST 25,000 Clear, warm yes Q1 12:09 OSU Otis 1 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 0–7 Q1 8:49 OSU Hubbard 3 yard rush (kick failed) OSU 0–13 Q2 0:00 OSU Cairns 35 yard field goal OSU 0–16 Q3 8:18 OSU Huff 6 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 0–23 Q4 10:51 TEAM Huff 1 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 0–30 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017705.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201426/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017705.0 dead Purdue Purdue 14 21 6 0 Ohio State 0 0 0 6 October 14 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio EST 84,069 Clear, wind W 5 mph, 54 F yes Q1 14:02 PUR Cribes 30 yard interception return (Baltzell kick) PUR 0–7 Q1 2:53 PUR Williams 1 yard run (Baltzell kick) PUR 0–14 Q2 4:22 PUR Phipps 5 yard pass to Griffith (Baltzell kick) PUR 0–21 Q2 1:51 PUR Phipps 25 yard pass to Bierne (Baltzell kick) PUR 0–28 Q2 1:11 PUR Keys 21 yard run (Baltzell kick) PUR 0–35 Q3 0:44 PUR Williams 7 yard run (kick failed) PUR 0–41 Q4 0:28 OSU Rusnak 10 yard pass to Anders (kick failed) PUR 6–41 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017700.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201453/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017700.0 dead Northwestern Ohio State 0 0 6 0 Northwestern 0 0 0 2 October 21 Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois CST 42,812 Fair yes Q3 11:17 OSU Brungard 2 yard run (kick blocked) OSU 0–6 Q4 NW Ehrsam intentional safety due to grounding OSU 2–6 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017704.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201008/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017704.0 dead Illinois Illinois 0 10 0 7 Ohio State 0 0 6 7 October 28 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio EST 83,928 Cloudy, 40 F yes Q2 5:24 ILL Jackson 14 yard run (McKissic kick) ILL 0–7 Q2 0:07 ILL McKissic 31 yard field goal ILL 0–10 Q3 13:37 OSU Brungard 67 yard run (pass failed) ILL 6–10 Q4 6:13 OSU Long 9 yard pass to Anders (Cairns kick) OSU 13–10 Q4 0:34 ILL Jackson 1 yard run (McKissic kick) ILL 13–17 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017698.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128200756/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017698.0 dead Michigan State Ohio State 14 0 0 7 Mich. State 0 7 0 0 November 4 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 76,235 Cold, snowy yes Q1 6:13 OSU Huff 1 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 7–0 Q1 0:56 OSU Long 4 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 14–0 Q2 5:43 MSU Doe xx yard pass/run to Doe (Doe kick) OSU 14–7 Q4 10:58 OSU Doe xx yard pass/run to Doe (Doe kick) OSU 21–7 yes http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017702.0 Archived copy 2016-11-28 2016-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161128200941/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6017702.0 dead Wisconsin Wisconsin 6 0 9 0 Ohio State 3 7 0 7 November 11 Ohio Stadium EST 65,470 Rain, wind S 20-25, 49 F yes Q1 8:16 OSU Cairns 19 yard field goal OSU 3–0 Q1 3:38 WIS Boyajian 4 yard pass to Reddick (kick failed) WIS 3–6 Q2 0:04 OSU Long 14 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 10–6 Q3 6:47 WIS Schinle 43 yard field goal OSU 10–9 Q3 2:43 WIS Boyajian 51 yard pass to Schumitsch (pass failed) WIS 10–15 Q4 11:00 OSU Long 4 yard run (Cairns kick) OSU 17–15 yes Iowa Iowa 0 10 0 0 Ohio State 6 6 6 3 November 18 Ohio Stadium 72,567 Cloudy, wind SW 25-35 mph, 42 F yes Q1 9:21 OSU Otis 7 yard run (kick failed) OSU 6–0 Q2 4:20 IOWA McKinnie 1 yard run (Anderson kick) IOWA 6–7 Q2 1:09 OSU Long 3 yard run (pass failed) OSU 12–7 Q2 0:19 IOWA Anderson 42 yard field goal OSU 12–10 Q3 8:35 OSU Long 10 yard pass to Anders (pass failed) OSU 18–10 Q4 0:56 OSU Cairns 20 yard field goal OSU 21–10 yes At Michigan Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Ohio State Buckeyes (5–3) at Michigan Wolverines (4–5) November 25, 1967 Ohio St 14 7 0 3 Michigan 0 7 0 7 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan 64,144 Sunny 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. https://www.cleveland.com/osu-michigan/2012/03/osu-michigan_1967_rudy_hubbard.html OSU-Michigan 1967: Rudy Hubbard shines with 2 TD runs as Buckeyes top Wolverines, 24-14 Chay Ed March 5, 2012 Cleveland.com Cleveland Plain Dealer December 25, 2022 right Game highlights (part 1) Game highlights (part 2) left Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St Michigan Wolverines Michigan Bill Long 5/6, 45 Yds Jim Otis 26 Rush, 114 Yds David Brungard 1 Rec, 25 Yds Dennis Brown 17/24, 179 Yds, 2 TD, INT Ron Johnson 20 Rush, 102 Yds Jim Berline 8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD OSU UM collapsed 1 9:55 Ohio St 10 79 5:05 RushTD Rudy Hubbard 22 good Gary Cairns run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 4:54 Ohio St 7 64 RushTD Rudy Hubbard 12 good Gary Cairns run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 2 8:20 Ohio St 7 53 RushTD Bill Long 1 good Gary Cairns run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 0 2 0:49 Michigan 8 80 RecTD Jim Berline Dennis Brown 6 good Frank Titas run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 4 7:27 Michigan 6 47 RecTD John Gabler Dennis Brown 13 good Frank Titas run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 4 1:59 Ohio St 11 54 FG 37 Gary Cairns 24 14 24 14 Personnel Roster 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes y 81 Sr Billy Ray Anders WR 12 So David Brungard HB 28 Jr Jerry Ehrsam QB 70 Jr David Foley OT 71 Sr Dick Himes OT 41 Sr Rudy Hubbard HB y 24 Jr Bill Long QB 35 So Jim Otis FB y 30 Sr Thomas Portsmouth DB 88 So David Whitfield DE 56 Jr Dirk Worden LB 90 Sr Gary Cairns K https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1967_Roster.pdf 2022-Dec-25 Woody Hayes 1968 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Player Round Pick Position NFL club Dick Himes 3 81 Tackle Green Bay Packers References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football