1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team information
American college football season
1978Ohio State Buckeyes football
Gator Bowl, L 15–17 vs. Clemson
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
7–4–1 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Woody Hayes (28th season)
MVP
Tom Cousineau
Captains
Byron Cato
Tom Cousineau
Ron Springs
Tim Vogler
Home stadium
Ohio Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Michigan +
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
No. 12 Michigan State +
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Purdue
6
–
1
–
1
9
–
2
–
1
Ohio State
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
1
Minnesota
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Wisconsin
3
–
4
–
2
5
–
4
–
2
Indiana
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Iowa
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Illinois
0
–
6
–
2
1
–
8
–
2
Northwestern
0
–
8
–
1
0
–
10
–
1
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1978 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, where they lost, 17–15, to the Clemson Tigers. This would be Woody Hayes' last season as head coach of the team, as he was fired following an incident in the game in which he punched Clemson defender Charlie Bauman.
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