1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 17
Record	6–3 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (2nd season)
MVP	Fred Bruney
Captain	Bernie Skvarka
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Indiana	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 33–13	70,208
October 4	Purdue	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–21	75,417
October 11	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 23–14	80,345
October 18	Washington State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 35–7	71,280
October 25	at Iowa	No. 14	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–8	45,000
November 1	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 24–21	35,000
November 8	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–21	75,120
November 15	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 27–7	60,077
November 22	No. 12 Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 27–7	81,541
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes, head coach, second year

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