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 Who was Ohio State’s first three-time All-American?
Wes Fesler End
Howard “Hopalong” Cassady RB
Archie Griffin TB
Charles “Chic” Harley RB
How many three-time All-Americans has OSU had
in its storied football history? Name the players and give the
years they won the award.
Going into the 1985 season, which Ohio State
tailback was considered the odds-on favorite to win the Heisman
Trophy award, but broke his foot and was out most of the season?
Keith Byars
Tim Spencer
Carlos Snow
Calvin Murray
Outspoken and extremely talented TB Robert Smith
wore two numbers in his two year Buckeye career (1990 and 1992).
What numbers were they?
45 in 1990 and 27 in 1992
33 in 1990 and 34 in 1992
32 in 1990 and 26 in 1992
41 in 1990 and 5 in 1992
OSU’s troubles with Wisconsin in the 1980’s
and 1990’s have been well documented to followers of Big
Ten football. Up until the early 1980’s, Ohio State completely
dominated the Badgers for more than half of a century. Before
Wisconsin won at OSU (6-0) in 1982, when was the last time they
were able to beat the Buckeyes in Columbus?
1918
1992
1926
1930
Previous Trivia:
Since overtime was installed for the first time
in the history of Division 1 A football at the beginning of the
bowl season after the 1995 season, how many overtime games has
Ohio State played?
The Buckeyes, predicted by almost every poll
around as the pre-season No. 1 college football team and to end
up playing in the Fiesta Bowl in the inaugural national college
football championship game (BCS), lost to Michigan State ending
nine straight weeks as the nation's top team in 1998. What was
the final score of the game and how many point underdog was unranked
MSU?
OSU won both the Michigan game and the Bowl game
(vs. Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl) last season for the first
time since which season? Which school did OSU beat and what bowl
game did they play in?
a. 1994, Alabama, the 1995 Citrus Bowl
b. 1986, Texas A&M, the 1987 Cotton Bowl
c. 1984, USC, the 1985 Rose Bowl
d. 1982, BYU, the 1982 Holiday Bowl.
In 1976, talented DB Tim Fox was the first of
11 Ohio State players to be selected in the NFL Draft, even before
which great RB in Ohio State history, of whom the majority of
the country was watching to see which team would select him?
In two out of the last four years, Ohio State
has had a 3,000+ yard passer, a 1,000+ yard runner and a 1,000+
yard receiver for the only two times in OSU history. In what
two seasons did these accomplishments occur and can you name
the six players who put together these tremendous stats?
WR David Boston had the best year of any receiver
in Buckeye football history in 1998, earning him 2nd team all-american
honors. How many receptions (an all-time OSU single-season record)
and yards (just short of the single-season mark) was he able
to accomplish during this great year?
In 1998, OSU QB Joe Germaine won the Big Ten
MVP award by passing for how many yards?
a. 2,540
b. 2,740
c. 3,040
d. 3,240
This MLB, also a boxer, took the 1988 season
off to try out for the United States Olympic Boxing team. His
absence was more than a major problem, as the Ohio State defense
that year was awful, giving up 283 points in 11 games.
Who was the athletic director who resigned in
protest to the firing of head football coach Earle Bruce at the
beginning of Michigan week in 1987?
Earle Bruce was the head coach of which school
before he was hired by OSU to replace the controverial legend
Woody Hayes in 1979, not an easy task for anyone.
Tampa
Cincinnati
Northern Iowa
Iowa State
Which school hired Earle Bruce after he was fired
by Ohio State toward the end of the 1987 season?
Tampa
Cincinnati
Northern Iowa
Iowa State
Which OSU vs. Michigan game in the 60's was delayed
a week and why?
What was Ohio State's overall record in the spectacular
decade of the 1970's, a total of 114 games?
103-10-1
99-13-2
91-20-3
87-23-4
How many overtime games has OSU played in, since
its inception in Division 1A at the beginning of the bowl season
in 1995?
0
2
3
4
How many times has Ohio State won two consecutive
games over Michigan, since winning two straight over the Wolverines
in 1981 and 1982?
Who holds the record for the longest field goal
in Ohio State history and how long of a kick was it?
It has been well-documented that OSU head football
Coach John Cooper is the only coach in NCAA history to lead a
team from the PAC 10 (Arizona State in 1987) and a team from
the Big Ten (OSU 1997) to Rose Bowl wins. He also coached in
the Rose Bowl two other times as an assistant coach in the 1965
and 1966 games with two different universities in the PAC 10.
Name the two schools.
Check out OSU vs. Michigan: 10+ Years in Review, here.
The 1996 season had several outstanding highlights, here are
some in the form of trivia. Let's see how well you remember the
1996 season.
Name the player on Ohio State's solid "Silver
Bullet" defense that won the Big Ten Defensive Player of
the Year award.
Ohio State went on the Road to beat this college
football giant in one of the all-time great wins in Buckeye football
history.
This offensive tackle won the Lombardi Award and
the Outland Trophy in 1996.
Which PAC 10 team did OSU beat in the 1997 Rose
Bowl?
This backup QB led OSU to the come-from-behind
win in the Rose Bowl with a 65 yard, last minute drive that ended
with a 5 yard TD catch by WR David Boston in one of the most
exciting Rose Bowls ever.
When was Ohio State's last trip to New Orleans
to play in the Sugar Bowl? Name the opponent and final score?
Bobby Bowden's Florida State team visited Columbus
for a two-game series with Earle Bruce's Ohio State team in the
early 1980's. In what two years did these teams meet? Which team
was victorious each year, and by what score?
Two outstanding QB's hooked up for an all-out
aerial assault in the 1981 game. Name both players and, if you
can, their passing numbers.
More Late 1980's to Early
1990's Trivia
In 1990, this WR caught a one yard TD pass from
QB Greg Frey with one second left on the clock to beat Iowa in
a wild come-from-behind 27-26 win that may have saved John Cooper's
job at the time.
In yet another 1990 game, the Liberty Bowl, OSU
lost to this service academy 23-11 in one of the biggest upset
losses in school history.
a. Army
b. Navy
c. Air Force
This outstanding TB, who set an Ohio State freshman
rushing record of 1126 yards in 1990, sat out the 1991 season
because of an academic dispute with then offensive coordinator
Elliott Uzelac.
Ohio State played this Ohio School in 1992, breaking
a 60 year absence from playing another in-state college or university.
The Michigan game in 1992 was one of the better
games in the rivalry in the 1990's. What was the score of that
game?
Talented TB Eddie George started out his freshman
year of 1992 for the Buckeyes with a bang, being inserted on
several occasions to run the ball in the Bucks' goal-line offense.
But, he quickly found himself in Cooper's doghouse for a good
part of two seasons. What was the main reason?
Head coach, John Cooper, got off to a rough start
in Columbus in his first year at Ohio State in 1988. What was
the team's record that season?
Although John Cooper's initial year as coach was
a rocky one, there were some memorable games. The game with LSU
in the Horseshoe was the most exciting win of the season. What
was the final score of that game?
Who caught the game-winning 20 yard TD pass from
QB, Greg Frey, in that game?
True or False In 1989, OSU's come-from-behind
41-37 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Metrodome,
after trailing 31-0 late in the second quarter, tied an NCAA
Division 1A record for the biggest comeback win.
In that game, this WR caught the winning 15 yard
TD pass from QB, Greg Frey.
Which game of the 1990 season was stopped late
in the fourth quarter due to severe lightning?
In OSU's 45-38 win over Illinois in 1984, this
running back lost his shoe on a 67 yard touchdown run.
An interception by this defensive back, which
he returned to the three yard line, set up the game-winning touchdown
in what has gone down as one of the biggest plays in one of the
most exciting games in the history of the rivalry.
Who scored the game-winning touchdown in that
game?
Archie Griffin holds the career rushing record
that occurred during the period of 1972 through 1975. How many
yards and carries did he accumulate?
This tailback holds not only the OSU record,
but the NCAA record, as well, for the most consecutive regular
season games of at least 100 yards rushing at 31.
The Buckeyes and the Wolverines played each other
48 times before 1952 with Michigan victorious in how many of
these games?
From 1952 to 1975, what was Woody Hayes' record
against U.M.?
The Ohio State - Michigan game decided the Big
Ten title and the Rose Bowl participation for the seventh time
in the last eight years in this 1970's season
In that game, the Wolverines had their home winning
streak snapped at how many games?
What was the score of that game?
This former great O.S.U. quarterback holds the
record for passing yards in a game with 458, on 31 of 52, in
a 1981 game with Florida State.
Who holds both the season and career reception
records with 69 (on 1,127 yards in 1986) and 168 (on 2,725 yards
from 1984 to 1986) respectively?
This wide receiver caught 9 passes for a single
game record of 253 yards in a 54-14 pounding of Pittsburgh at
Pittsburgh in 1995.
This quarterback might not go down as one of
the best quarterbacks in Buckeye history, but he sure tried to
add his name to that list in 1995 by passing for a season record
3,269 yards (on 211 of 341).
The record for passing yards in a career is 7,547.
Who holds that mark, and when did it happen?
This tailback holds the records for both yards
rushing in a game and single season with 314 (on 36 carries vs.
Illinois) and 1,927 (on 328 carries) respectively. In what year
were both records accomplished?
These two middle linebackers are tied for the
most tackles in a game with 29. Their accomplishments occurred
during what two years in the 1970's and 1980's. Against what
two opponents?
This middle linebacker holds the record for the
most tackles in a season with 211 during the 1978 season.
This middle linebacker, who starred from 1979-1982,
holds the record for the most tackles in a career with 572.
This wide receiver holds the record for yards
receiving in a season with 1411 in 1995.
Which wide reciever holds the record for yards
receiving in a career with how many yards during the 1979-1982
seasons?
Ohio State and Illinois played in the last game
of the regular season for both schools during this time period:
- 1914 through 1935
- 1914 through 1933
- 1919 through 1933
- 1915 through 1942
In what year did O.S.U. and U.M. start meeting
in the final game of the season?
How did Illinois get their famous nickname, the
"Fighting Illini"?
One of the biggest games in the early years of
Buckeye football was in 1925 with Illinois, but there wasn't
a Big Ten title on the line. Why was this battle a classic?
Which team went home victorious and by what score?
The 1943 game with Illinois had one of the strangest
endings in college football history. The game supposedly ended
with O.S.U. on the Illinois 18-yard line tied 26 to 26. The teams
were in their dressing rooms when the head linesman informed
them that Illinois had been offside on the final play that fans,
coaches, players, and officials apparently did not see. Out came
both squads after 20 minutes for one additional Buckeye down
that resulted in a 33-yard field goal by John Stungis and a 29-26
O.S.U. victory in a game that is known as what?
Due to the pressure of being in the spotlight
as the head coach of the Buckeyes, Carroll Widdoes, an assistant
under Paul Brown his first three years at Ohio State, resigned
in early 1946 after two highly successful years. He asked for
his previous job back as assistant coach in charge of....what?
- The Offensive Line
- The Defensive Line
- The Backfield
- The Linebackers
Paul Bixler, an assistant under Widdoes, also
resigned under pressure after an uncommon switch of positions
with Widdoes and one year as head coach in 1946. Ohio State was
now getting the reputation for this infamous nickname....
In 1901, this Ohio State center was seriously
injured in the second half of the Western Reserve game and died
two days later.
What were the extent of this player's injuries?
This shocking tragedy forced O.S.U. President,
William Oxley Thompson, to cancel the next game with Ohio Wesleyan.
At the memorial services, several people spoke out against football
pointing out that it was too dangerous and that the University
should discontinue the sport. However, one speaker, the victim's
brother, expressed his opinion in favor of football saying
that it should continue. What did the University President ultimately
decide?
In those days, the length of each half was how
many minutes long?
O.S.U.'s longest continuous series is with this
school...
Ohio State's next longest continuous series is
with this school...
In a span of 21 years, from 1897 to 1917, the
Buckeyes and the Wolverines played this many times:
Snow Bowl Trivia
On November 25, 1950,
Ohio State and Michigan played in Columbus in a huge snow storm
in one of the strangest games ever played in college football.
Twenty-seven miles per hour winds and a ten degree temperature
made it next to impossible to play. Not only were the fans stunned
by one of the biggest blizzards to ever hit Columbus, but they
might have even been more stunned that the game was played at
all.
Who won the game, and by what score?
By winning, this team accomplished these two important
goals.
Two brothers played on opposite sides in this
game. Name both of them and the school for which they played.
They are from this well-known city in Ohio.
These two siblings, although competing in different
uniforms, did have one thing in common in this game. What was
it?
- A successful field goal kick
- A blocked punt
- A blocked field goal
- An interception
Obviously, with the weather the way it was, both
offenses would have a tremendous struggle on their hands. How
many combined yards of total offense did these teams have?
How many first downs did both teams combine for?
The punters had more of a workout than normal
in this game. How many punts did the teams combine for?
During the game, the field accumulated how many
inches of snow?
Before the game, the grounds-crew had an almost
impossible job of removing the frozen tarp from the field after
OSU Athletic Director, Dick Larkins, decided that the game would
go on. The blizzard made the task difficult, thus, more workers
were needed to complete the job before the game could start.
From where did the extra help come?
Perhaps the game of football,
in all eras, is taken a little too seriously. One has to wonder
why this game could not have been postponed and played the following
week? Playing a game in those conditions is not playing the game
of football the way it should be played. Sure, football is to
be played in all kinds of weather, but when all players have
trouble with every aspect of the game, including identifying
yard lines, goal posts, and sometimes even the opposing team,
that goes far beyond being ridiculous. Both teams should be given
the opportunity to play in better conditions with the chance
to compete. Tell us what you think here
or let us know on the ChatZone page.
Which Big Ten team beat the Buckeyes 5 times in
a seven year period from 1981 - 1987?
This running back ran for a then OSU rushing record
of 274 yards in a 45 - 38 victory over Illinois in 1984.
That same running back finished second in the
Heisman Trophy balloting in 1984 to what player?
Earle Bruce was fired the Monday of the Michigan
week 1987. The game was at Michigan. How did the team fare?
What year did OSU become a member of the Western
Conference, which is now the Big Ten?
Who was the new coach to lead them into that conference?
How long was his tenure as coach?
What year did the Western Conference begin?
What year did the Buckeyes win their first Big
Ten title?
What year was the new Ohio Stadium built?
In 1920, OSU won a Big Ten title to become the
first Buckeye team to play in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Who
did they play and what was the score?
Rose Bowl Trivia
What year did Ohio State win the National Championship
by beating Southern California, 27 to 16, in the Rose Bowl?
Back then Freshmen were ineligible to play and
were forced to sit out that first year. Their Sophomore year
would be their first year of eligibility, allowing only three
years to compete, instead of the usual four. In that year, (see
answer to previous question) 20 first-year Sophomores lettered
and were led by dazzling Sophomore quarterback, Rex Kern. Those
Sophomores went by a well-known nickname that they all were very
proud of. What was that nickname?
In the January 1, 1969, Rose Bowl USC was led
by this great Heisman Trophy winner, and later highly controversial
tailback?
This tailback ran for a touchdown in that game.
How was the run?
The Buckeyes went to their first Rose Bowl in
12 long years on January 1st of 1997. When was their last
similar drought?
What year did Ohio State win another Rose Bowl
game after their victory in the Jan. 1, 1969, game?
How many times have the Buckeyes been to the Rose
Bowl, since that game?
What is Ohio State's all-time Rose Bowl Record?
This current OSU assistant coach played tight
end for the Buckeyes the year of their last victory in the Rose
Bowl?
Did he play a key role in that game? If so, what
were his stats?
What year did OSU begin playing football?
And, what was the date of that first game?
Who did they play and what was the score?
In what city did they play that game?
Who was the first coach?
What was the name of the stadium in which the
Buckeyes played...before the Ohio Stadium was built?
In the first 23 years of OSU football (1890 -
1912), how many head coaches were there?
Since then, 1913 - 1996, how many head coaches
have there been?
Woody Hayes won 3 national titles. In what year
did they happen?
Who was hired as OSU's coach after Hayes?
In 1979 new coach, Earle Bruce, inherited a truckload
of talent to work with, led by this controversial quarterback...?
The Schlichter led the Buckeyes, went 11-0, and
lost the National Title in the Rose Bowl, 17-16 to this team...?
Ohio State beat Michigan two consecutive years:
1981 and 1982. What two previous years did that last happen?
What number-one ranked team did OSU beat 13 to
0 in 1968 that set up their run at the national title?
What year did the OSU Faculty Council vote 28
to 25 against the team going to the Rose Bowl?
Why did they reject that invitation to the Rose
Bowl that year?
After that shocking denial, when did the next
Rose Bowl invitation come?
The following season of 1969, Ohio State was known
as the best college football team of all-time until they were
upset by Michigan. What was the disappointing score of that game?
Many fans remember that game as one of the biggest
upsets in the rivalry. In 1970, when the two teams met again
in the big revenge game for the Buckeyes, what was the final?
In only his second college game, this freshman
tailback ran for 239 yards in a 29 - 14 win over North Carolina.
An Ohio State - Michigan 10 - 10 tie in 1973 produced
one of the most bitter controversies in Big Ten history. Both
shared the Big Ten title at 7-0-1. Conference athletic directors
voted to send which team to the Rose Bowl, even though that team
went to Pasadena the previous season?
This kicker escaped with his family from his home
in East Germany 10 years earlier, and kicked 4 field goals in
a 12 - 10 OSU win over Michigan in 1974?
How many consecutive years did the Buckeyes go
to the Rose Bowl during the Archie Griffin years of 1972 - 1975?
What team stunned OSU 23 - 10 in the 1976 Rose
Bowl to deny the Buckeyes a perfect season and the National Championship?
This Oklahoma kicker kicked a 41-yard field goal
in the last minute to give the Sooners a thrilling 29 - 28 victory
over Ohio State in 1977.
Legendary coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant
of Alabama and Woody Hayes of OSU met only one time after more
than 30 years of being two of the most respected coaches in the
game of college football. It occurred in the 1978 Sugar Bowl.
Who won, and by what score?
Which bowl game ended Woody Hayes' coaching career
at Ohio State when he hit Clemson player, Charlie Bauman, after
he intercepted an OSU pass?
What was Woody's record in 28 years at Ohio State?
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