1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 20
Record| 6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Woody Hayes (3rd season)

MVP| George Jacoby
Captains|

* George Jacoby
* Robert Joslin

Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Seasons

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1954 ->

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Indiana| No. 7|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 36–12| 75,898|
October 3| at California*| No. 6|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 33–19| 47,000|
October 10| Illinois| No. 3|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)

| L 20–41| 81,745|
October 17| at Penn*| No. 17|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 12–6| 44,270| [1]
October 24| at Wisconsin| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 20–19| 52,819|
October 31| Northwestern| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 27–13| 80,562|
November 7| No. 5 Michigan State| No. 16|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 13–28| 82,328| [2]
November 14| Purdue| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 21–6| 77,465|
November 21| at Michigan| |

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| L 0–20| 87,048|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Coaching staff

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* Woody Hayes \- Head Coach - 3rd year

## 1954 NFL draftees

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Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club

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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

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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.
2. ^ George S. Alderton (November 8, 1953). "Bolden Leads Way Over Ohio State: Spartans Put Across 28-13 Win". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 61 - via Newspapers.com.

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Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues|

* Recreation Park (1890–1897)
* Ohio Field (1898–1921)
* Ohio Stadium (1922–present)
* Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Illibuck
* Michigan (The Ten Year War)
* Penn State

Culture & lore|

* History
* Block O
* Brutus Buckeye
* "Across the Field"
* "Buckeye Battle Cry"
* "Carmen Ohio"
* "Hang On Sloopy"
* Marching band
* Neutron Man
* The Ten Year War
* Snow Bowl (1950)
* 1969 Michigan game
* 1973 Michigan game
* The Kick
* Holy Buckeye
* 2005 Texas game
* 2006 Michigan game
* 2016 Penn State game

Media|

* WBNS-TV
* WBNS
* WBNS-FM
* Ohio State Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Century Team
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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