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Big Ten Football: Ranking the 30 best players of all time

By Quinn Douglas

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after their 27-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 02: The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after their 27-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 2, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 18: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes attempts to run the ball past Kenyon Jackson #95 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first quarter on November 18, 2017 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Illinois 52-14. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 18: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes attempts to run the ball past Kenyon Jackson #95 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first quarter on November 18, 2017 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Illinois 52-14. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

Archie Griffin Career Statistics, 1972-1975

  • Games Played: 46
  • Carries: 924
  • Rushing Yards: 5,589
  • Rushing Yards per Game: 121.5
  • Rushing Touchdowns: 26
  • Yards per Carry: 6
  • Receptions: 30
  • Receiving Yards: 350
  • Receiving Touchdowns: 1
  • Notables: 1974 & 1975 Heisman Trophy, 1974 &1975 Walter Camp Award, 1975 Maxwell Award, 1973 & 1974 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner, 1973-1975 First Team All-American, 1974 & 1975 UPI Player of the Year, #45 retired by Ohio State

The only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy comes in at number two on the list. By the time Archie Griffin graduated from Ohio State in 1976, he was the NCAA’s career rushing leader with 5,589 yards (since broken) and scored 26 touchdowns. During his career as a Buckeye, Ohio State finished with a four-year record of 39-2-1 record, a winning percentage of 92.8.

Griffin played right away as a true freshman, rushing for 867 yards and three touchdowns in 1972. His production exploded throughout the next three seasons as he rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of those seasons. In 1974, Griffin rushed for 1,695 yards and 12 touchdowns, en route to his first Heisman Trophy. Griffin’s follow-up his senior year in 1975 wasn’t as productive, only rushing for 1,450 yards and four touchdowns, but still managed to win his second Heisman Trophy.

Griffin was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1976 NFL Draft

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