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 50-14 victory over archrival Michigan and a come-from-behind 27-16 victory over Southern California in the 1969 Rose Bowl to secure the national title. 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. OSU was the first team to have such a program.
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Personnel
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SMU
Oregon
Purdue
- Jim Otis 29 Rush, 144 Yds
Northwestern
- Rex Kern 20 Rush, 121 Yds
Illinois
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Rose Bowl
Statistical leaders
- Scoring-Jim Otis
- Rushing-Jim Otis
- Passing-Rex Kern
- Receiving-Bruce Jankowski
1969 NFL draftees
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