There are 100 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to sleep I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Sensibaugh won two national titles and is the only Buckeye to wear No. 3 to be selected in the NFL Draft.
No. 100 MIKE SENSIBAUGH, S/P 1968-1970
Born: 1949 (Cincinnati)
High School: Lockland
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 27-2 with Sensibaugh on the team.
- 1968 National Champion.
- 1971 National Champion.
- 1968 Big Ten Title.
- 1969 Big Ten Title.
- 1970 Big Ten Title.
- 1969 Defeated No. 2 USC 27-16 to win the Rose Bowl and National Championship.
- 1968 Defeated No. 1 Purdue 13-0 in Columbus.
- 1968 Defeated That Team 50-14.
- 1970 Defeated That Team 20-9.
HONORS
- 1969 All-Big Ten.
- 1970 All-American.
- 1970 All-Big Ten.
- 1970 Academic All-Big Ten.
- 1997 Inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
- 2000 Named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team.
Sensibaugh set the Ohio State record for single season interceptions (9) and career interceptions (22). He was drafted by the Chiefs in 1971.
NFL DRAFT
Round 8 to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 191st pick of the 1971 draft.
After reading about Mike Sensibaugh I found him to be the most well-rounded Ohio State player I had never heard of.
Not only does he hold the Ohio State career record with 22 interceptions, but he was the punter and best punt returner on the team.
Sensibaugh's Ohio State career per ohiostatebuckeyes.com:
Mike Sensibaugh was a two-time all-Big Ten selection and a 1970 All-American. The three-year starter was a member of Ohio State's 1968 National Championship football team. In the 1969 Rose Bowl, Sensibaugh set a record with 319 punting yards. He also set the OSU record for single season (9) and career interceptions (22).
Owns the individual record for season interception yards with 125 (nine returns) in 1969, and for career interception yards with 248 (22 returns).
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED/ HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 6 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.75 |
| TOTAL | 13.75 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 3 go here.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide and ohiostatebuckeyes.com
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| B1G MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |
