• Source: 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.




Schedule






Game summaries






= Penn State

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Art Schlichter started the game at quarterback while Rod Gerald, the starter for the two previous seasons, opened the game at split end.




= Minnesota

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= Baylor

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= SMU

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= Purdue

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= Iowa

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= Northwestern

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= Wisconsin

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= Illinois

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= At Indiana

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Ricky Johnson played in place of the injured Ron Springs and Calvin Murray
Woody Hayes' last victory as Ohio State's head coach




= Michigan

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= Gator Bowl (vs. Clemson)

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Personnel






= Roster

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= Depth chart

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1979 NFL draftees






References

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