Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: Francis A. Schmidt Conference: Big 10-
1939 Season Highlights
Francis A. Schmidt enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Missouri
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Northwestern
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Minnesota
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Cornell
14
23
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Indiana
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Chicago
61
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Illinois
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Michigan
14
21
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 6-2
Points Scored 189
Scoring Average 23.6
Points Allowed 64
Defense Average 8.0
Opponents Record 25-20
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 2-1
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 6-2-0
AP
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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