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1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1968 Big Ten Conference football season. It is considered one of the strongest in OSU history, fielding 11 All-Americans and six first-round NFL draft picks. With quarterback Rex Kern and running back Jim Otis leading a powerful OSU offense and Jack Tatum on defense, Woody Hayes' Buckeyes capped an undefeated season with a dominating 5014 victory over archrival Michigan and a come-from-behind 2716 victory over defending national champion USC in the 1969 Rose Bowl to secure the national title.[1] This was also the first year the Buckeye players were awarded Buckeye pride stickers for their helmets, each one a reward for a good play. This would be Ohio State's last outright national championship until 2002. Perhaps the biggest highlight of the year for the Buckeyes was their upset of No. 1 Purdue in their third game.

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SMU

SMU Mustangs at #11 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
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at Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
  • Game attendance: 73,855
  • TV: WOSU-TV
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Oregon

Oregon at No. 6 Ohio State
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  • Date: October 5, 1968
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 70,191
  • Game weather: Sunny; 50 °F (10 °C); wind 9 mph NW
  • Television network: WOSU-TV

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Purdue

No. 1 Purdue at No. 4 Ohio State
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  • Date: October 12, 1968
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 84,834
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); no wind
  • Television network: WOSU-TV

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Northwestern

Northwestern at No. 2 Ohio State
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  • Date: October 19, 1968
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 2:20 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 83,454
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); wind 5–15 mph W
  • Television network: ABC

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Illinois

No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois
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  • Date: October 26, 1968
  • Location:
    Memorial Stadium
    Champaign, IL
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 56,174
  • Game weather: Clear; 55 °F (13 °C); wind 8–15 mph SW
  • Television network: WOSU-TV

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Michigan State

No. 16 Michigan State at No. 2 Ohio State
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  • Date: November 2, 1968
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 84,859
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); wind 5 mph SW
  • Television network: WOSU-TV

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Wisconsin

No. 2 Ohio State at Wisconsin
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Iowa

No. 2 Ohio State at Iowa
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Michigan

No. 4 Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State
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Rose Bowl

No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 USC
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  • Date: January 1, 1969
  • Location:
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, CA
  • Game start: 5:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 102,063
  • Game weather: Sunny; 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Referee: Charles Moffett
  • Television network: NBC

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Players in the 1969 NFL draft

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Rufus Mayes114TackleChicago Bears
Dave Foley126TackleNew York Jets
Steve Howell10239Tight endCincinnati Bengals

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