The 1973 SeasonThe 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes were one of the most dominant and decorated teams in the history of college football. Led by a brutalizing defense that surrendered just 63 points all year, the Buckeyes ran roughshod over every team but one. But that one came in a hard-fought tie in one of the most famous and controversial Ohio State - Michigan games ever. The game prevented the Buckeyes from a perfect season and set the stage for one of the Big Ten's most contentious events, an unprecedented vote by the league's athletic directors to decide who would go to the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes won the vote and made good on the decision, blasting USC in Pasadena, 42 to 21.And while the tie to Michigan cost the Buckeyes the national title, it could not diminish the remarkable achievements of the 1973 Buckeyes ... Ohio State's last unbeaten team. 1985 IowaThe 1985 Big Ten battle between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the number one-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes is a true college football classic.Played in a persistent November rain, the underdog Buckeyes overcame the loss of star running back Keith Byars, and turned in one the most inspired performances in the history of Ohio State football.Iowa was led by the nation's number one passer, Chuck Long, and the Hawkeyes came into the game looking to exploit a young Buckeye secondary that had struggled all season. But the young Bucks responded with a heroic effort leaving Long lost and the Hawkeyes looking for answers.To this day, many Buckeye fans consider the 1985 clash between Ohio State and Iowa the most exciting and emotional game they have ever witnessed in the Horseshoe.The 1961 SeasonThe 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes were one the finest teams in the long and storied history of Ohio State football.Behind a powerful, yet versatile offense that included Paul Warfield, and an undersized defense that relied on speed and toughness, the '61 Buckeyes rode a surging wave of momentum all the way to an unbeaten season, a 50 to 20 crushing of rival Michigan, and nation's number one ranking. But the Buckeyes' on-field brilliance was overshadowed by an unlikely power struggle, a simmering feud that culminated with an unlikely vote. The vote prevented the Buckeyes from going to the Rose Bowl, and cost the team the national championship.