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100 Teams in 100 Days: Ohio State's 1969 Squad, The Best Team Woody Hayes Ever Coached

"The best team we ever put together, probably the best team that ever played college football," is how Woody Hayes described his 1969 Ohio State squad.

47 days and counting.

The talented team rode a 22-game winning streak to the season finale. If there was a team ever deserving of a do-over, this was it.

The 1969 Buckeyes
Record 8–1
B1G Record 6–1, 1st
Coach Woody Hayes (19th year, 125–42–7)
CaptainS Alan Jack, Dave Whitfield

September 27th • TCU • Ohio Stadium
TCU served as Ohio State's opponent in the season opener for the fifth time in 1969.