1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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

Schedule edit

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 edit

1954 NFL draftees edit

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 edit

  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.