1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
Record6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPFred Bruney
CaptainBernie Skvarka
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Iowa 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27IndianaNo. 20
W 33–1370,208
October 4PurdueNo. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2175,417
October 11Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–1480,345
October 18Washington State*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–771,280
October 25at IowaNo. 14
L 0–845,000
November 1at Northwestern
W 24–2135,000
November 8Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2175,120
November 15at Illinois
W 27–760,077
November 22No. 12 Michigan
W 27–781,541
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Indiana

Coaching staff

1953 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Fred Bruney 3 35 Defensive back Cleveland Browns
Tony Curcillo 6 63 Defensive back Chicago Cardinals
Jim Ruehl 11 130 Center New York Giants
Dick Hilinski 11 131 Tackle Cleveland Browns
John Hlay 16 187 Back Green Bay Packers

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