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1976 Season Stats
Series History
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Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER
TDRod Gerald 8 yard run (run failed)60
FOURTH QUARTER
TDBob Hyatt 8 yard run (run failed)120
TDMatt Suhey 1 yard run (Matt Bahr kick)127
Team Stats
OSUPSU
1st Downs1918
Rushing280100
    Rushing Attempts6933
    Yards Gained Rushing316121
    Yards Lost Rushing3621
    TDs Rushing21
Passing10178
    Passes Attempted331
    Passes Completed116
    Intercepted02
    TDs Passing00
    Pass Efficiency61.3386.94
Total Offensive Plays7264
Total Net Yards290278
    Average Gain Per Play4.034.34
Fumbles - Lost1 - 01 - 1
Penalties - Yards10 - 844 - 40
Interceptions - Yards2 - 30 - 0
Punts - Yards4 - 1684 - 158
    Average Per Punt42.0039.50
Punt Returns - Yards2 - 32 - 17
Kickoff Returns - Yards1 - 193 - 46
Game Info
StadiumBeaver Stadium
LocationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
DateSep 18, 1976
Attendance62,503
ConferenceOSU: Big Ten
PSU: Independent
Head CoachOSU: Woody Hayes
PSU: Joe Paterno
AP RankOSU: 2
PSU: 7
Final AP RankOSU: 6
PSU: NR
Season RecordOSU: 9-2-1
PSU: 7-5




Ohio State Scoring
TDFGXP2ptDXPSafPoints
Rod Gerald1000006
Bob Hyatt1000006
TOTALS20000012
Penn State Scoring
TDFGXP2ptDXPSafPoints
Matt Suhey1000006
Matt Bahr0010001
TOTALS1010007
Ohio State Passing
C-Att-IntYardsY/ALngTDEffic
Rod Gerald1-3-0103.310061.33
TOTALS1-3-0103.310061.33
Ohio State Rushing
NoGainLossNetAvgLngTD
Jeff Logan2516331606.4480
Pete Johnson19600603.280
Rod Gerald248533522.2101
Bob Hyatt18088.081
TOTALS69316362804.1482
Ohio State Receiving
NoYdsAvgLngTD
James Harrell11010.0100
TOTALS11010.0100
Ohio State Interceptions
NoYdsTD
Ray Griffin130
Kelton Dansler100
TOTALS230
Ohio State Defense
TotalSoloAstTFL/YFR
Kelton Dansler9541/1
Nick Buonamici7342/3
Bob Brudzinski7342/31
Joe Allegro642
Tom Cousineau633
Ray Griffin633
Bruce Ruhl541
Tom Roche431
Ed Thompson321
Eddie Beamon321
Douglas Porter220
Leonard Mills202
Aaron Brown110
Ricky Johnson110
Paul Ross110
Ricardo Volley110
David Adkins101
TOTALS6538275/71
Ohio State Kick Returns
NoYdsAvgLngTD
Ron Springs11919.0190
TOTALS11919.0190
Ohio State Punt Returns
NoYdsAvgLngTD
Ray Griffin231.550
TOTALS231.550
Ohio State Kicking
FGPctXPPts
Tom Skladany0-20.0%0-00
TOTALS0-20.0%0-00
Ohio State Punting
NoYdsAvgLng
Tom Skladany416842.051
TOTALS416842.051


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