8/21/2023 0 Comments Ohio state football roster 1978Upon boarding the team plane, Hayes went to the microphone in the cabin and announced his departure. This decision has the full support of the president of the university. press conference at the Sheraton, Hindman read from a prepared statement, saying, “Coach Hayes has been relieved of his duties as head football coach at Ohio State. The story, which did not have a byline, termed his departure as a retirement.īut in a 10 a.m. The Dispatch went with the headline “WOODY HAYES RESIGNS” across the top of the front page. In a subsequent interview with his close friend and Columbus Dispatch reporter Paul Hornung, Hayes said, “I am resigning as of now.” ‘That would make it too easy for you, so just go ahead and fire me.’ ” “I gave him the opportunity to resign,” Hindman told the Columbus Citizen Journal. the next morning, Hindman met with Hayes at the Sheraton, the team hotel. Later that night, Hindman met with OSU president Harold Enarson at a Ponte Vedra hotel and consulted him on his decision to fire Hayes in light of his actions during the game.Īt 8 a.m. Ohio State athletic director Hugh Hindman, a former Hayes assistant, met with Hayes in a room near the OSU locker room telling him, “Be prepared for the worst.” The loss dropped the Buckeyes to an unsatisfying 7-4-1 finish to the season. Otherwise, the game ended without incident. OSU was assessed a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. Defensive coordinator George Hill finally helped Hayes off the field as cooler heads prevailed. Hayes was later spotted trying to punch OSU’s Ken Fritz, who was trying to restrain him. A melee ensued with OSU’s Byron Cato attempting to pull Hayes out of the fray. He hit him in the throat and then grabbed Bauman’s neck with his left arm. Freshman quarterback Art Schlichter threw an interception to Clemson’s Charlie Bauman with 1:59 left in the game, thwarting a possible game-winning drive.īauman rose up near the OSU sideline to celebrate when Hayes took three steps toward him and swung his right arm toward Bauman’s neck. Over his career, his teams won 13 Big Ten championships, played in eight Rose Bowls, won five national championships (three consensus titles) and had three players win a combined four Heisman Trophies.īut after a 1978 season that had seen his Buckeyes lose a third consecutive game to Michigan, the impending bowl loss to Clemson was more than the venerable Hayes could take. Hayes had built an amazing legacy as the Ohio State coach. But it was also the final game in the career of 28-year Ohio State coach Woody Hayes, who was relieved of his duties after punching a Clemson player when that player made an interception late in the game. 8 Clemson held off upset-minded and 20 th-ranked Ohio State 17-15 at the Gator Bowl. On that fateful night in Jacksonville on Dec. One of the darkest moments in Ohio State football history happened 38 years ago this week as Ohio State met Clemson for the first time ever in the Gator Bowl. Today, we look at the infamous 1978 Gator Bowl between OSU and Clemson. EDITOR’S NOTE – In the days leading up to the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl match-up between Ohio State and Clemson, we will look at the schools’ two previous meetings.
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