December 30, 1981 -The Navy Midshipmen of coach George Welsh came to The Liberty Bowl with a 7-3-1 record having tied rival Army 3-3. The Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce were 8-3 & Big Ten Co-Champs having beaten rival Michigan 14-9. Navy's RB Eddie Meyers rushed for 117 yards but his effort was not enough to overcome the Buckeyes’ balanced attack in a 31-28 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 30
Ohio State Buckeyes
This Date in College Football Belt History – November 25
November 25, 1972 -3rd ranked, 10-0 Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler came to Columbus on a strong roll, having won 21 consecutive regular season games, to face coach Woody Hayes’ 9th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes who stood 8-1 with their only loss had coming at Michigan State. Ohio State had OT John Hicks to open holes for a freshman running back named Archie Griffin … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 25
This Date in College Football Belt History – November 18
November 18, 2006 - 2nd ranked, 11-0 Michigan Wolverines with coach Lloyd Carr came to Columbus to meet the top-ranked, 11-0 Ohio State Buckeyes with coach Jim Tressel. The game marked the second time this season there was a match-up between teams ranked 1 & 2; Ohio State had claimed the Belt from second-ranked Texas in September. While the annual battle between the … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 18
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 25
Coach Paul Wiggin’s Stanford Cardinal came to Columbus with a 1-1 record to meet the 13th ranked, 2-0 Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce. Stanford's All-American QB John Elway threw 63 times (a Stanford school-record) completing 35 for 407 yards with 2 touchdowns including an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR Emile Harry with just 0:34 to play to lead the Cardinal to a 23-20 … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 25
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 11
Earle Bruce’s Ohio State Buckeyes opened the season ranked 14th nationally with sophomore QB Mike Tomczak at the helm replacing the graduated All-Big Ten QB Art Schlichter. The rest of the team was experienced with All-American LB Marcus Marek as well as All-Big Ten players OG Joe Lukens, DT Jerome Foster, RB Tim Spencer, & TE John Frank. The Baylor Bears of coach Grant … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 11