1975-76 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1975-76 Ohio State Buckeyes went 6-20 (2-16 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. Simple Rating System: 1.15.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1975-11-29at Butler BulldogsL 67–70Hinkle Fieldhouse
1975-12-07at Penn State Nittany LionsL 68–74Rec Hall
1975-12-13vs Vermont CatamountsW 90–72St. John Arena
1975-12-17vs Toledo RocketsW 76–72St. John Arena
1975-12-20vs Davidson WildcatsW 94–65St. John Arena
1975-12-28neutral Tulane Green WaveL 65–80
1975-12-29neutral Pennsylvania QuakersL 64–78
1976-01-03vs Indiana HoosiersL 64–66St. John Arena
1976-01-05at Wisconsin BadgersL 81–82Wisconsin Field House
1976-01-10at Michigan State SpartansL 82–92Jenison Field House
1976-01-12at Michigan WolverinesL 81–84Crisler Arena
1976-01-17vs Purdue BoilermakersL 80–84St. John Arena
1976-01-19vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 64–63St. John Arena
1976-01-24at Iowa HawkeyesL 67–78Iowa Field House
1976-01-26at Minnesota Golden GophersL 69–82Williams Arena
1976-01-31vs Northwestern WildcatsW 83–69St. John Arena
1976-02-07vs Michigan State SpartansL 82–83St. John Arena
1976-02-09vs Michigan WolverinesL 66–90St. John Arena
1976-02-14at Purdue BoilermakersL 73–98Mackey Arena
1976-02-16at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 73–91Assembly Hall
1976-02-21vs Iowa HawkeyesL 66–69St. John Arena
1976-02-23vs Minnesota Golden GophersL 73–89St. John Arena
1976-02-28at Northwestern WildcatsL 78–87McGaw Memorial Hall
1976-03-01vs Wisconsin BadgersL 79–91St. John Arena
1976-03-06at Indiana HoosiersL 67–96Assembly Hall

Game recaps

1975-11-29: Butler Bulldogs edged Ohio State Buckeyes 70–67. John Dunn led the winners with 19 points. Taylor had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1975-12-07: Behind Chris Erichsen's 20 points, Penn State defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 74–68. Bolden had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1975-12-13: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Vermont 90–72. Taylor led the winners with 23 points. Warren Prehmus had 18 for Vermont.

1975-12-17: Behind Larry Bolden's 21 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Toledo 76–72. Mike Larsen had 29 for Toledo.

1975-12-20: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Davidson 94–65. Larry Bolden led the winners with 30 points. John Gerdy had 12 for Davidson. Craig Taylor grabbed 18 rebounds.

1975-12-28: Tulane Green Wave handled Ohio State Buckeyes 80–65. Phil Hicks led the winners with 21 points. Bolden had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Phil Hicks grabbed 18 rebounds.

1975-12-29: Behind Kevin McDonald's 32 points, Pennsylvania pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 78–64. Taylor had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Kevin McDonald grabbed 18 rebounds.

1976-01-10: Michigan State handled Ohio State Buckeyes 92–82. Terry Furlow led the winners with 42 points. Taylor had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-01-17: Behind Wayne Walls's 18 points, Purdue Boilermakers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 84–80. Bolden had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Walter Jordon grabbed 16 rebounds.

1976-01-19: Behind Bayless's 14 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Illinois Fighting Illini 64–63. Audie Matthews had 13 for Illinois Fighting Illini.

1976-01-24: Iowa Hawkeyes handled Ohio State Buckeyes 78–67. Dan Frost led the winners with 19 points. Bolden had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-01-26: Minnesota handled Ohio State Buckeyes 82–69. Mike Thompson led the winners with 34 points. Cline had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-01-31: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Northwestern 83–69 as Wood scored a team-high 22. Pete Boesen had 14 for Northwestern.

1976-02-07: Behind Terry Furlow's 26 points, Michigan State Spartans held off Ohio State Buckeyes 83–82. Cline had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Edgar Wilson grabbed 15 rebounds.

1976-02-09: Michigan Wolverines blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 90–66 as Rickey Green scored a team-high 23. Wood had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-02-14: Purdue routed Ohio State Buckeyes 98–73. Eugene Parker led the winners with 25 points. Poole had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Tom Scheffler grabbed 18 rebounds.

1976-02-16: Illinois Fighting Illini beat Ohio State Buckeyes 91–73 as Rich Adams-f scored a team-high 29. Wood-g had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-02-21: Behind Bruce King's 18 points, Iowa Hawkeyes held off Ohio State Buckeyes 69–66. Cline had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-02-28: Behind Bob Svete's 32 points, Northwestern Wildcats defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 87–78. Daugherty had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Bob Svete grabbed 15 rebounds.

1976-03-01: Behind Tim Paterick's 23 points, Wisconsin pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 91–79. Poole had 15 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1976-03-06: Indiana Hoosiers blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 96–67 as Scott May scored a team-high 21. Poole had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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