After hanging 50 points on the Michigan Wolverines in 1968, Woody Hayes and the Ohio State Buckeyes marched onwards to a Rose Bowl, in hopes of a national title. In that 55th edition of the Granddaddy of Them All, OSU toppled USC with the help of the Super Sophomores.
In 1969, the Bucks were on pace for another unbeaten season. Throughout the campaign for back-to-back perfect seasons, OSU went wire-to-wire as No. 1 until a first-year coach at Michigan scored, arguably, the greatest win of his career. Bo Schembechler led his No.