ABC Sports: FBS 1978- Gator Bowl- Columbus Buckeyes vs Clemson Tigers: Full Game

Source:ABC Sports- coverage of the 1978 Gator Bowl.

Source:The Daily Post 

"1978 Gator Bowl - Clemson vs Ohio State" 

From Tiger Ray

This was Woody Hayes last football game as head coach of the Columbus Buckeyes, as I call them. This game is famous for I guess a couple of reasons. The positive one being that the Clemson Tigers showed they were ready for prime time so to speak and could beat a perennial national title contender that the Buckeyes always were for the most part under Woody Hayes and won a few national titles under Woody. But the reason this was Woody’s last game for the Buckeyes is because he was caught punching a player on the sidelines. Obviously a no no and it cost Woody his job and he only has himself to blame for that. Because he was arguably the top college football head coach of the 1970s, but perhaps his entire career at Columbus. It was just one of those moments where Woody was out of control, took that out on someone and was caught on national TV.

ABC Sports: FBS 1978- Gator Bowl- Columbus Buckeyes vs Clemson Tigers: Full Game

Source:Tiger Ray- the 1978 Gator Bowl, from ABC Sports.

"1978 Gator Bowl - Clemson vs Ohio State" 

From Tiger Ray

Woody Hays last game as the Buckeyes head football coach. Was the fact that he was caught punching one of his players on the sidelines the reason why this was his last game, possibly. But Ohio State might have already had enough of Coach Hays and perhaps that was just the reason for Ohio State Athletics firing Woody and moving on without him.

NBC Sports: FBS 1975- Orange Bowl- Oklahoma Sooners vs Michigan Wolverines: Full Game

Source:NBC Sports- this photo is from NBC Sports.

"1976 Orange Bowl Michigan vs Oklahoma 1 1 1976" 

From Virgil Moody

Classic matchup between two of the most historic programs in college football. If you like the passing game and watching strong arm QB's drop back and throwing the ball to great receivers, with great speed and hands, you are watching the wrong game. Both the Sooners and Wolverines would've run the ball 100% of the time, if they thought they could do it and no one could stop their running games. Both Barry Switzer and Bo Schembechler were very conservative as offensive head coaches, especially Switzer who had the triple option, wishbone running game.