1970-71 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1970-71 Ohio State Buckeyes went 20-6 (13-1 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. The team peaked at #10 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 10.2.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1970-12-01at Utah State AggiesL 89–95Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
1970-12-05vs East Tennessee State BuccaneersW 71–63St. John Arena
1970-12-07vs Alabama Crimson TideW 74–58St. John Arena
1970-12-12vs Pennsylvania QuakersL 64–71St. John Arena
1970-12-21vs Butler BulldogsW 96–77St. John Arena
1970-12-28neutral Stanford CardinalL 74–78
1970-12-29neutral Harvard CrimsonW 103–87
1970-12-30neutral Indiana HoosiersL 77–85Memorial Coliseum
1971-01-02vs Yale BulldogsW 95–75St. John Arena
1971-01-09at Iowa HawkeyesW 97–76Iowa Field House
1971-01-13at West Virginia MountaineersW 83–74WVU Coliseum
1971-01-16vs Wisconsin BadgersW 83–69St. John Arena
1971-01-23at Minnesota Golden GophersW 68–66Williams Arena
1971-01-30vs Michigan State SpartansL 70–82St. John Arena
1971-02-06at Michigan State SpartansW 87–76Jenison Field House
1971-02-09at Purdue BoilermakersW 69–67Purdue Arena
1971-02-13vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 92–72St. John Arena
1971-02-16at Wisconsin BadgersW 79–71Wisconsin Field House
1971-02-20vs Northwestern WildcatsW 84–72St. John Arena
1971-02-23vs Iowa HawkeyesW 80–71St. John Arena
1971-02-27at Michigan WolverinesW 91–85Crisler Arena
1971-03-02vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 84–70St. John Arena
1971-03-06at Northwestern WildcatsW 68–67McGaw Memorial Hall
1971-03-09vs Indiana HoosiersW 91–75St. John Arena
1971-03-18neutral Marquette Golden EaglesW 60–59Georgia Coliseum
1971-03-20neutral Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 78–81 (OTOT)Georgia Coliseum

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