1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Jacoby
CaptainGeorge Jacoby, Robert Joslin
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26IndianaNo. 7
W 36–1275,898
October 3at California*No. 6
W 33–1947,000
October 10IllinoisNo. 3
L 20–4181,745
October 17at Penn*No. 17
W 12–644,270[1]
October 24at Wisconsin
W 20–1952,819
October 31Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–1380,562
November 7No. 5 Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 13–2882,328
November 14Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–677,465
November 21at Michigan
L 0–2087,048
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1954 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
George Jacoby 6 65 Tackle New York Giants
Mike Takacs 13 147 Guard Green Bay Packers
Bob Myers 22 256 Tackle Baltimore Colts
George Rosso 25 296 Defensive Back Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ Schlemmer, Jim (October 18, 1953). "Ohio State: One Good Quarter Beats Penn, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.


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