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Rank SEPT 26 Fort Knox W 59-0 OCT 03 W 32-21 10 Southern W 28-12 1 17 Purdue W 26-0 1 24 at Northwestern W 20-6 1 31 at #6 Wisconsin L 7-17 6 NOV 07 W 59-19 10 14 vs. #13 W 44-20 5 21 #4 Michigan W 21-7 3 28 Iowa Seahawks W 41-12

1942 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS –

Front Row: William Durtschi, Robert Frye, , Thomas James, Lindell Houston, Wilbur Schneider, Richard Palmer, William Hackett, George Lynn, Martin Amling, Warren McDonald, Cyril Lipaj, Loren Staker, , , Carmen Naples, Ernie Biggs. Second Row: William Dye, Frederick Mackey, Caroll Widdoes, , Thomas Antenucci, George Slusser, Thomas Cleary, Paul Selby, William Vickroy, Jack Roe, Robert Jabbusch, Gordon Appleby, Paul Priday, Paul Matus, Robert McCormick, Phillip Drake, . Third Row: (), Hugh McGranahan, , , Kenneth Coleman, James Rees, Tim Taylor, William Willis, William Sedor, John White, Kenneth Eichwald, Robert Shaw, Donald McCafferty, John Dugger, Donald Steinberg, , Eugene Fekete.

Though World War II loomed over the nation, State football fans reveled in one of the most glorious seasons ever. The Buckeyes captured the school’s first national championship as well as a Big Ten title, finishing the year 9-1 and ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Led by a star-studded backfield that included Les Horvath, Paul Sarringhaus and , OSU rolled to 337 points, a record that stood until 1969. The only loss of the , a 17-7 decision at Wisconsin, even had an asterisk as several key players and coaches caught a debilitating virus from a drinking fountain on the train from Chicago to Madison.

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Rank SEPT 25 Indiana W 28-0 14 OCT 02 #18 California W 21-13 10 09 at Illinois W 40-7 4 16 #13 Iowa W 20-14 4 23 #2 Wisconsin W 31-14 1 30 at Northwestern W 14-7 2 NOV 06 #20 Pitt W 26-0 2 13 at Purdue W 28-6 1 20 #12 Michigan W 21-7 1 JAN 01 vs. #17 USC W 20-7

1954 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – ASSOCIATED PRESS

Front Row: , Kenneth Thompson, James Roseboro, Morris, William Cummings, Raymond Williams, William Jobko, Jack Archer, David Richards, Jerry Trabue, James Wassmund, Richard Guy, Richard Slicker, Robert Lilienthal, Robert Cole, William Michael, Ernie Godfrey. Second Row: Zahler, Gene Fekete, James Parker, , Raymond Riticher, Carroll Howell, Gerald Glenn Krisher, , Richard Hilinski, , Richard Brubaker, Jack Gibbs, Bobby Watkins, Dean Dugger, Thurlow Weed, David Williams, Paul Ludwig, Donald Swartz, James Reichenbach. Third Row: (Head Coach), , James Young, Jan Shedd, Andrew Okulovich, Gage, William Collmar, Thomas Spears, William Booth, Robert Bond, Francis Machinsky, Kenneth Vargo, Robert Thornton, David Weaver, Jerry Harkrader, Donald Stoeckel, Donald Vicic, Shingledecker, William Hess, , Harry Strobel, . Fourth Row: Lee Williams, Thomas Dillman, Aurelius Thomas, Lee Nussbaum, Thomas Quinn, Edward Howley, Stanley Humbert, Elbert Ebinger, Donald Frank, Karl Sommer, Lalo Blazeff, Charles Robson, Frederick Kriss, Franklin Ellwood, Franklyn Theis, Richard Ramser.

Ohio State claims its second national championship with a perfect 10-0 season, beating Southern Cal, 20-7, in a rainy, mud- soaked game. The rift between West Coast writers and Hayes is born when the OSU coach criticizes the of Roses Association for not covering the field before the game and allowing the bands to perform at halftime. The team forced 35 turnovers during a season in which the Buckeyes knocked off six ranked teams.

Rank SEPT 28 Christian L 14-18 OCT 05 at Washington W 35-7 12 Illinois W 21-7 19 Indiana W 56-0 12 26 at Wisconsin W 16-13 8 NOV 02 Northwestern W 47-6 6 09 Purdue W 20-7 6 16 #5 Iowa W 17-13 3 23 at #19 Michigan W 31-14 2 JAN 01 vs. Oregon W 10-7

1957 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – UPI AND FOOTBALL WRITERS

Front Row: Gerald Bowsher, James Schultz, David Kilgore, J. Jones, Leroy Cowans, William Beam, Leonard Fontes, Via, William Wentz, Jerry Fields, Kenneth Seilkop, David Zuhars, Birtho Arnold, Lemon, Don Crowl, Paul Ballmer. Second Row: William Hess, Leroy Carr, Alex Nagy, Larry Disher, Raymond Beerman, Ronald Cook, Herbert Jones, Joseph Cannavino, William Jobko, John Martin, , Leo Brown, Donald Sutherin, Aurelius Thomas, Joseph Trivissonno, Charles Zawacki, Thomas Crawford, Thomas Baldacci, Russell Provenza, Edward Breehl, Thomas Dillman, David Weaver. Third Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), John Dresser, Andrew Okulovich, James Marshall, James Houston, Loren White, Bruce Schram, Fred Schenking, Richard Schafrath, Ernest Spychalski, Daniel James, Albert Crawford, Donald Clark, Francis Kremblas, Russel Bowermaster, Tommy Joe Morgan, Daniel Fronk, David Wagner, Phillip Robinson, Gary Ballenger, Charles LeBeau, Ernie Godfrey, Harry Strobel. Fourth Row: , Gene Fekete, Esco Sarkkinen, Casimir Adulewicz, Walsh, Ralph Gage, Ralph Bailey, John Lord, Preston McMurry, Richard Michael, Clifford Wilson, James Rowland, George Craig, James Samuels, Harvey Herrmann, James Matz, Gene Bryant, Thomas Kreakbaum, John Moran, Richard Anders, Lyal Clark.

After dropping the season opener, 18-14, to TCU at home, the Buckeyes win nine-consecutive games to capture the school’s third national championship – the second under Woody Hayes. Ohio State knocked off Oregon 10-7 in the Rose Bowl for its third- consecutive win in Pasadena. The Buckeye defense only allowed six fourth-quarter points all year.

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Rank 3 SEPT 30 Texas Christian T 7-7 8 OCT 07 UCLA W 13-3 7 14 Illinois W 44-0 7 21 at Northwestern W 10-0 6 28 at Wisconsin W 30-21 5 NOV 04 #9 Iowa W 29-13 3 11 at Indiana W 16-7 3 18 Oregon W 22-12 2 25 at Michigan W 50-20

1961 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – FOOTBALL WRITERS

Front Row: Jack Wallace, Daniel Connor, Dennis Clotz, Charles Wittmer, Bob Ferguson, Ronald Houck, George Tolford, Charles Bryant, Samuel Tidmore, Thomas Perdue, Robert Ingram, Roger Detrick, Larry Stephens, Paul Martin, Jack Roberts, Howard Lambert. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Kenneth Johnson, Ben Jones, David Katterhenrich, Rodney Foster, Edward Ulmer, , Billy Armstrong, Robert Vogel, Robert Middleton, William Mrukowski, , William Hess, Robert Klein, Von Allen Hardman, Richard Haupt, Ernie Godfrey. Third Row: David Tingley, Wayne Betz, Raymond Krstolic, John Mummey, David Francis, Norman Vanscoy, Thomas Jenkins, Dean Fronk, James Bearss, Ormonde Ricketts, Charles Mamula, Matthew Snell, Joseph Sparma, , William Jones, Robert Bruney.Fourth Row: Elwood Rayford, Richard Laskowski, Robert Butts, Stewart Baffer, Karl Kumler, Robert Lister, Richard Mangiamelle, Richard Van Raaphorst, Chester Mirick, Dennis Hullinger, Douglas Lyons, Larry Marmie, Albert Parker, Ronald Carter, Albert Zima, Douglas Fortney. Fifth Row: Harry Strobel, , William Gunlock, Esco Sarkkinen, Dale Sunderhaus, William Unger, Bernie Stanley, William Hall, Dennis Carter, Glenn Schembechler, James Herbstreit, Lyal Clark, William Wentz, Ernie Biggs.

Ohio State finishes 8-0-1, wins at Michigan, 50-20, claims the Big Ten crown and is named national champions by the Football Writers. A bitter dispute among the school’s faculty council erupted when a Rose Bowl invitation arrived. By a narrow margin, the council voted not to accept the invitation and skip the . A livid Hayes claimed for years the decision hampered his recruiting efforts.

Rank 11 SEPT 28 Southern Methodist W 35-14 6 OCT 05 Oregon W 21-6 4 12 #1 Purdue W 13-0 2 19 Northwestern W 45-21 2 26 at Illinois W 31-24 2 NOV 02 #16 Michigan St W 25-20 2 09 at Wisconsin W 43-8 2 16 at Iowa W 33-27 2 23 #4 Michigan W 50-14 1 JAN 01 vs. #2 USC W 27-16

1968 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – CONSENSUS

Front Row: James Roman, Gary Roush, Jaren Bombach, Gerald Ehrsam, John Muhlbach, Mark Stier, Dirk Worden, Nicholas Roman, , David Foley, Victor Stottlemyer, William Long, , John Stowe, Edward Bender, John Sobolewski. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Daniel Aston, Butch Smith, Mike Polaski, Alan Jack, David Whitfield, Paul Schmidlin, Charles Hutchison, Ted Provost, William Urbanik, William Nielsen, Paul Huff, , Arthur Burton, David Brungard, Kevin Rusnak.Third Row: , William Hackett, Jim Gentile, Ray Gillian, Michael Radtke, Steven Crapser, Tom Backhus, Randall Hart, William Pollitt, , Leophus Hayden, Theodore Kurz, Horatius Greene, Robert Trapuzzano. Fourth Row: James Stillwagon, , Larry Zelina, Larry Qualls, , James Conroy, David Cheney, Charles Aldrin, Brian Donovan, Richard Kuhn, James Opperman, Richard Troha, Gerald King, , Thomas Ecrement. Fifth Row: Steven Page, Michael Dale, Vince Suber, , Ralph Holloway, Tim Anderson, Charles Waugh, Ronald Maciejowski, Ed Lapuh, Henry Hausman, James Marsh, Mark Debevc, James Coburn, Dennis Laws. Sixth Row: Lester Wells, , Philip Strickland, Doug Adams, Tim Wagner, Hugh Hindman, William Mallory, Esco Sarkkinen, Louis McCullough, , , , , Tiger Ellison.

Arguably the finest Ohio State team in history uses a dominating 50-14 win over Michigan and a 27-16 come-from-behind victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl to earn the school’s fifth national championship. Before the final polls crowning the Buckeyes champions are released, Coach Hayes departs for Vietnam for a volunteer trip to talk football with U.S. servicemen. Later, the Sporting News called this team one of the 10 greatest teams of all-time. The Ohio State offense averaged 32 points per game and 440 yards per contest.

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Rank 1 SEPT 26 Texas A&M W 56-13 1 OCT 03 Duke W 34-10 1 10 at Michigan State W 29-0 1 17 Minnesota W 28-8 1 24 at Illinois W 48-29 2 31 #20 Northwestern W 24-10 3 NOV 07 at Wisconsin W 24-7 3 14 at Purdue W 10-7 5 21 #4 Michigan W 20-9 2 JAN 01 vs. #12 Stanford L 17-27

1970 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

Front Row: Richard Kuhn, Jack Tatum, Larry Zelina, William Anderson, Mike Sensibaugh, Bruce Jankowski, David Cheney, Ronald Maciejowski, Rex Kern, James Stillwagon, Jan White, Doug Adams, Leophus Hayden, Philip Strickland, Brian Donovan, Mark Debevc, John Brockington. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Jim Gentile, Richard Simon, Richard Troha, James Oppermann, Gerald King, Michael Dale, James Marsh, Bruce Smith, James Coburn, Charles Waugh, David Wright, Roger Burrows, Timothy Harman, James Conroy, Ralph Holloway, Jimmie Harris. Third Row: Dan Givens, David Long, Greg Mountz, Milan Vecanski, Richard Wakefield, Donald Lamka, Ward Cappell, Thomas Houser, Stanley White, Thomas Campana, Thomas DeLeone, Harry Howard, , Robert Sapanaro, Ken Luttner, William Conley. Fourth Row: Thomas Battista, Gary Lago, George Hasenohrl, Kirk Jones, Ross Moore, Jeff Brown, Lawrence Graf, Fred Pisanelli, Michael Scannell, Rick Seifert, Gary Sloan, Fred Schram, Marvin Kinsey, Thomas Rabatin, Richard Ferko. Fifth Row: Roger Zuene, Richard Galbos, Gary Zetts, Shad Williams, Charles Beecroft, Thomas Nixon, Anthony Pitstick, John Doll, John Cummings, Frank Andrulis, Randall Cowman, Martin Lucki, Earl Belgrave, Charles Bonica. Sixth Row: R. Conroy, Daniel Sivinski, Ken Dixon, Terry Strong, John Hicks, Timothy Wersel, Jon Breuleux, Willie Teague, John Hughes, Kevin Fletcher, John Bledsoe, Thomas Baxa, Elliot Rice. Seventh Row: T. Steel, George Chaump, Ralph Staub, Esco Sarkkinen, Richard Walker, Earle Bruce, Louis McCullough, Rudy Hubbard, David McClain, John Mummey.

Jim Stillwagon wins both the Outland and the first Lombardi Award. Ohio State rolls to nine-consecutive wins – including a 20-9 triumph over Michigan that has been called one of the most emotional games in history – before falling to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State still was awarded a national championship by the National Football Foundation. A senior class featuring six All-Americans and nine all-Big Ten selections leaves OSU with a three-year mark of 27-2.

Rank 13 AUG 24 Texas Tech W 45-21 8 SEPT 07 Kent State W 51-17 6 14 #10 Washington St. W 25-7 6 21 at W 23-19 6 28 Indiana W 45-17 5 OCT 05 at Northwestern W 27-16 5 12 San Jose State W 50-7 4 19 at Wisconsin W 19-14 4 26 #18 Penn State W 13-7 6 NOV 02 #23 Minnesota W 34-3 3 09 at Purdue W 10-6 2 16 at Illinois W 23-16 OT 2 23 #12 Michigan W 14-9 2 JAN 03 vs. #1 (Fla.) W 31-24 2OT 2002 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – CONSENSUS

Front Row: Tim Anderson, Bryce Bishop, Jason Bond, , Adrien Clarke, Ivan Douglas, , Scott Kuhnhein, , , , , , Chris Vance, Michael Stafford, David Thompson, Jack Tucker, , Jesse Kline, , , Scott McMullen, Richard McNutt. Second Row: (Head Coach), Redgie Arden, LeAndre Boone, , Bobby Britton, Jason Caldwell, Bam Childress, John Hollins, , Harlen Jacobs, Pat O’Neill, Fred Pagac, B.J. Sander, Michael Jenkins, Thomas Matthews, , Robert Reynolds, , Will Smith, , Angelo Chattams, Ryan Cook. Third Row: Kevin Groom, , Simon Fraser, , Marcus Green, Roy Hall, Ryan Hamby, , Adam Olds, JaJa Riley, , Brandon Schnittker, Andree Tyree, Maurice Hall, , Mike Roberts, Bobby Carpenter, R.J. Coleman, Mike D’Andrea, Doug Datish, T.J. Downing, , Pat Fuller. Fourth Row: A.J. Hawk, , Mike Kudla, , Brandon Mitchell, Joel Penton, Quinn Pitcock, , , Tim Schafer, , , E.J. Underwood, , Jr., , John Adams, David Andrews, Kyle Andrews, Mike Bogart, Chris Conwell, Bryce Culver. Fifth Row: Chris Kaeding, Ray Pongonis, John Lombardo, Michael DeMaria, Steve Graef, Mike Kne, Jamal Luke, John McLaughlin, Jeremy Miller, Jim Otis, Roshawn Parker, Scott Petroff, Jeremy Uhlenhake, Mike Young, John Conroy, Rob Harley, Steven Moore, Steve Winner, Antonio Smith, Bob Sweeney, Doug Calland. Sixth Row: , , Joe Daniels, , , , , Tim Spencer, , , Dick Tressel, Allan Johnson, Bernardo Amerson, John Hill, Sori Kanu, Mark Staten, Jeff Ryan, , Mark Quisenberry. Not pictured: Branden Joe, Joe Bradley.

Ohio State captures the school’s seventh national championship and the Big Ten’s first unanimous crown since 1968 by compiling a 14-0 record and defeating Miami in the Tostitos on Jan. 3. The 14 victories set an NCAA Division I-A record. The Buckeyes begin the season ranked 13th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, but gradually work their way up to the No. 2 spot prior to their showdown with the previously unbeaten and top-ranked Hurricanes. Their 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami is typical of a heart-pounding season in which they win five games by six points or less.

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2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – CONSENSUS

Front Row: Noah Spence, Kyle Clinton, Russell Doup, Chad Lindsay, J.T. Moore, Darryl Baldwin, Steve Miller, , , , , Michael Bennett, Devin Smith, , Rod Smith, Joel Hale, Rashad Frazier, Peter Gwilym, Nic Sarac, , . Second Row: (Head Coach), , Warren Ball, Devan Bogard, Ron Tanner, Jacoby Boren, Joe Burger, Chris Carter, , Bryce Haynes, Armani Reeves, , Tommy Schutt, Antonio Underwood, Cameron Williams, Corey Smith, Nick Snyder, Jeff Greene, Craig Fada, Chris Rock, Kevin Niehoff, Kato Mitchell.Third Row: , , Dontre Wilson, , Cam Burrows, Michael Cibene, Kyle Dodson, Bri’onte Dunn, Michael Thomas, , , , Khaleed Franklin, Trey Johnson, Cameron Johnston, , Aaron Mawhirter, Devlin McDaniel, Aaron Parry, Joe Ramstetter, DeVonte Butler. Fourth Row: Mike Maduko, Luke Morgan, James Clark, , J.T. Barrett, Marcus Baugh, , Michael Hill, , , Evan Lisle, Donovan Munger, Billy Price, Tracy Sprinkle, , Johnnie Dixon, , Reakwon McMillan, Stephen Collier, Marcelys Jones, Kyle Trout, Logan Gaskey, Dylan Thompson. Fifth Row: Jeffie Johnson, Kyle Berger, Dante Booker, Noah Brown, , , , , , Demetrius Knox, , Terry McLaurin, Sean Nuernberger, Darius Slade, Erick Smith, Brady Taylor, Damon Webb, Isaiah Williams, Kosta Karageorge, Guy Ferrelli, R.J. Morris. Sixth Row: Sean McMickle, Brett Burger, Lew Holder, Mark Quisenberry, David Trichel, Greg Gillum, Ryan Stamper, Mark Pantoni, Stan Jefferson, Vince Okruch, Doug Calland, Chris Kaeding, Ray Pongonis, Jim Borchers, Bob Sweeney, Mike Sypniak, Shaun Barnhouse, Tony Laurenzi, Kevin Ries, Sam Staley, Brendan Bishop, Kristen Holbrook. Seventh Row: Jon Carpenter, , Jeff Uhlenhake, Kenny Parker, , Phil Matusz, , , Tim Hinton, , Larry Johnson, , Luke Fickell, , , Zach Smith, Adrian Mayes, Quinn Tempel, Hiram Defries, Brian Voltolini, Fernando Lovo.

Urban Meyer’s 2014 captured the eighth national championship In the CFP semifinals at the Allstate , Ohio State came back from a 21-6 deficit in school history to cap its 125th season of football. Led by eight senior starters, the behind outstanding defense and 230 rushing yards from Ezekiel Elliott to defeat No. Buckeyes won their final 13 games to win the first national 1 Alabama, 42-35, and claim the Sugar Bowl championship and a date in the national championship while tying the NCAA record for wins in a season with 14. championship game vs. No. 2 Oregon.

A youthful team that featured four new starters on the offensive line, a freshman And 11 days later in the CFP National Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, , a new and a defense that improved every week took each Texas, the Ohio State defense was again dominant and Elliott led an offensive charge game one at a time and dismantled its opponent week after week by an average margin with 246 rushing yards and four in the 42-20 victory over the Ducks. of victory of 23 points.

The Buckeyes stayed perfect in Big Ten play under Meyer by winning all eight games to extend their conference record- to 24 games. Then with Cardale Jones replacing the injured J.T. Barrett at quarterback, the Buckeyes pounded Wisconsin, 59-0, to win the school’s 35th championship; a win so convincing the team earned one of four positions in the first College Football Playoff.

Rank 5 AUG 30 at Navy W 34-17 8 SEPT 06 L 21-35 22 13 Kent State W 66-0 22 27 Cincinnati W 50-28 20 OCT 04 at Maryland W 52-24 13 18 Rutgers W 56-17 13 25 at Penn State W 31-24 2OT 16 NOV 01 Illinois W 55-14 14 08 at #8 Michigan State W 49-37 8 15 at #25 Minnesota W 31-24 6 22 Indiana W 42-27 6 29 Michigan W 42-28 5 DEC 06 vs. #13 Wisconsin W 59-0 4 JAN 01 vs. #1 Alabama W 42-35 4 12 vs. #2 Oregon W 42-20

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