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

Game recaps

1970-12-01: Behind Roberts's 23 points, Utah State defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 95–89. Cleamons had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Roberts grabbed 17 rebounds.

1970-12-05: Behind Cleamons's 24 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated East Tennessee State 71–63. Gifford had 25 for East Tennessee State.

1970-12-07: Behind Hornyak G's 23 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Alabama 74–58. Lynch G had 14 for Alabama.

1970-12-12: Behind Wohl's 20 points, Pennsylvania defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 71–64. Cleamons had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Witte grabbed 15 rebounds.

1970-12-21: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Butler 96–77 as Hornyak scored a team-high 25. Shepherd had 23 for Butler. Witte grabbed 16 rebounds.

1970-12-28: Behind Terry G's 29 points, Stanford defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 78–74. Clemons G had 30 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-12-29: Behind Hornyak G's 28 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Harvard 103–87. Lewis had 20 for Harvard. Witte C grabbed 16 rebounds.

1970-12-30: Indiana Hoosiers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 85–77. Harris led the winners with 24 points. Minor had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes. McGinnis grabbed 17 rebounds.

1971-01-02: Behind Hornyak's 32 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Yale 95–75. Morgan had 26 for Yale.

1971-01-09: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Iowa Hawkeyes 97–76 as Hornyak scored a team-high 30. Brown had 35 for Iowa Hawkeyes.

1971-01-13: Ohio State Buckeyes beat West Virginia Mountaineers 83–74. Hornyak led the winners with 28 points. Robinson had 27 for West Virginia Mountaineers.

1971-01-16: Behind Witte's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Wisconsin 83–69. Sherrod had 24 for Wisconsin. Watson grabbed 16 rebounds.

1971-01-23: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Minnesota Golden Gophers 68–66. Witte led the winners with 22 points. Shannon had 27 for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1971-01-30: Behind Kilgore's 21 points, Michigan State pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 82–70. Witte had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Kilgore grabbed 18 rebounds.

1971-02-06: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Michigan State 87–76 as Hornyak scored a team-high 25. Kilgore had 21 for Michigan State. Kilgore grabbed 16 rebounds.

1971-02-09: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Purdue 69–67. Hornyak led the winners with 27 points. Ford had 23 for Purdue. Witte grabbed 16 rebounds.

1971-02-13: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Illinois 92–72. Witte led the winners with 27 points. Howat had 21 for Illinois.

1971-02-16: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Wisconsin 79–71 as Hornyak scored a team-high 26. Sherrod had 23 for Wisconsin.

1971-02-20: Behind Hornyak's 23 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Northwestern Wildcats 84–72. Shoger had 21 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1971-02-23: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Iowa Hawkeyes 80–71 as Hornyak scored a team-high 23. Kunnert had 28 for Iowa Hawkeyes. Witte grabbed 19 rebounds.

1971-02-27: Behind Hornyak's 37 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Michigan Wolverines 91–85. Wilmore had 42 for Michigan Wolverines. Witte grabbed 18 rebounds.

1971-03-02: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Minnesota Golden Gophers 84–70 as Witte scored a team-high 26. Hill had 18 for Minnesota Golden Gophers. Witte grabbed 20 rebounds.

1971-03-06: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Northwestern Wildcats 68–67. Hornyak led the winners with 22 points. Hentz had 23 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1971-03-09: Behind Clemmons G's 30 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Indiana 91–75. McGinnis F had 25 for Indiana.

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