1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Gator Bowl, L 15–17 vs. Clemson
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4–1 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Gibbs (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Hill (8th season)
MVPTom Cousineau
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 1 08 3 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 1 19 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 07 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 25 4 2
Indiana 3 5 04 7 0
Iowa 2 6 02 9 0
Illinois 0 6 21 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 10 10 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1978 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, where they lost, 17–15, to the Clemson Tigers. This was Woody Hayes' last season as head coach of the team, as he was fired following an incident in the game in which he punched Clemson defender Charlie Bauman.