The Ohio State Buckeyes were 9-0-1 in 1973. They emerged victorious over the USC Trojans, 42 to 21, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0-1 | 10-0-1 | |
1 | 7-0-1 | 10-0-1 | |
6-2 | 7-4 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 371 | 4,062 | 748 | 5.4 | 3,588 | 669 | 5.4 | 474 | 79 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 30th | 78th | 18th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 128th | 128th | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 43 | 2,056 | 3.4 | 1,291 | 443 | 2.9 | 765 | 170 | 4.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 34th | 3rd | 4th | 14th | 14th | 17th | 4th | 15th | 3rd | ||||||||||
Net | +328 | +2,006 | +748 | +2.1 | +2,297 | +226 | +2.4 | -291 | -91 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 7th | 78th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 94th | 114th | 21st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |