1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record63 (43 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Jacoby
CaptainGeorge Jacoby, Robert Joslin
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 1 09 1 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 1 07 1 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 1 16 2 1
Ohio State 4 3 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 3 14 4 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 3 06 3 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 3 05 3 1
Purdue 2 4 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
Northwestern 0 6 03 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 63 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26IndianaNo. 7W 36–1275,898
October 3at California*No. 6W 33–1947,000
October 10IllinoisNo. 3
L 20–4181,745
October 17at Penn*No. 17W 12–644,270[1]
October 24at WisconsinW 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 MichiganL 0–2087,048
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1954 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
George Jacoby665TackleNew York Giants
Mike Takacs13147GuardGreen Bay Packers
Bob Myers22256TackleBaltimore Colts
George Rosso25296Defensive BackWashington 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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