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Iowa Hawkeyes |
Ohio State Buckeyes © |
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Played October 11, 1975 at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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L |
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PCT |
W |
L |
T |
PCT |
W |
L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||||||||
| Ohio State © | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Iowa |
0 |
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Ohio State |
7 |
21 |
7 |
14 |
49 |
Having dispatched Belt holder UCLA, the top-ranked, 4-0 Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Woody Hayes settled into their Big Ten schedule as 2-time Belt champions. Iowa had lost 10 straight games to Ohio State & coach Bob Commings’ Hawkeyes were 0-4. The Buckeyes never let Iowa in the game rushing for 378 yards, scoring touchdowns on 7 of their 8 possessions, & extending their Iowa win streak to 11 with a 49-0 win. Following an Iowa punt, Ohio State took their first possession 91 yards in 15 plays with RB Pete Johnson scoring on a 4-yard touchdown run. The Buckeyes next drive went 59 yards in 9 plays with Johnson scoring his second touchdown of the game on another 4-yard run giving Ohio State a 14-0 lead with 10:25 left in the 2nd quarter. Buckeyes' All-American CB Tim Fox returned the next Hawkeyes’ punt to the Iowa 38-yard line & 8 plays later, All-Big Ten QB Cornelius Greene hit TE Larry Kain for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Ohio State's S Craig Cassady intercepted Iowa QB Tom McLaughlin at the Iowa 41-yard line before the offense took 6 plays to score with Johnson scoring his third touchdown of the day & 14th of the season, this one coming on a 3-yard run giving the Buckeyes a 28-0 halftime lead. The Buckeyes opened the 3rd quarter with a 9-play, 61-yard scoring march with Greene carrying in on a 7-yard touchdown run with 10:18 left in the game & the Ohio State back-ups took over for most of the rest of the game. Ohio State's back-up QB Rod Gerald scored twice in the 4th quarter on runs of 45 & 14 yards for the final margin of victory. Greene finished his day completing all 8 of his passing attempts for 117 yards with a touchdown as well as rushing for 49 yards with a touchdown while Heisman Trophy winning, All-American RB Archie Griffin rushed for 120 yards. McLaughlin threw for just 20 yards while being intercepted once in the loss. Ohio State finished the season 11-1; Big Ten Champions & ranked 4th nationally while the Hawkeyes finished 3-8. Iowa would play for The Belt again in 1981.
