Running back, Ohio State, 1972–75
Archie Griffin
- Born
- Aug 21, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio
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Archie Griffin played running back at Ohio State (1972–75). He won the 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophies, the 1974 and 1975 Walter Camp Awards and the 1975 Maxwell Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 1974 and 1975. The Cincinnati Bengals took Griffin in the first round, No. 24 overall in the 1976 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
At a glance
Honors
- 1974, 1975Heisman Trophy
- Inducted 1986College Football Hall of Fame
- 1973, 1974Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- 1973, 1974, 1975First-team All-Big Ten
- 1973Fifth in the Heisman vote
- 1974, 1975Walter Camp Award
- 1974, 1975Chic Harley Award
- 1974, 1975Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
- 1974, 1975UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1974, 1975Consensus All‑American
- 1974National leader in rushing yards (1,695)
- 1975Maxwell Award
- 2011Big Ten Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975
All-America: consensus 1974 and 1975; UPI first team 1973; AP second team 1973; NEA second team 1973
1974 rushing yards: 1,695 on the NCAA leaders list; 1,620 in his article’s table (which may count the bowl game differently).
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Rushing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 1972 | 139 | 772 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1973 | 225 | 1,428 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 1974 | 236 | 1,620 | 6.9 | 12 |
| 1975 | 245 | 1,357 | 5.5 | 4 |
| Career | 845 | 5,177 | 25 | |
From the college statistics table in Griffin’s Wikipedia article (Archie Griffin, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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