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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: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Southern Methodist	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Michigan State	20	24	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Wisconsin	6	6	T
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Indiana	10	32	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Iowa	47	21	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Northwestern	3	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Pittsburgh	16	14	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Illinois	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Michigan	0	7	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -2
Points Scored	109
Scoring Average	12.1
Points Allowed	104
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	44-35
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	1-1 -1

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	9-0-1	220	83	Won 40-7	5-0-1	85	23	Ray Eliot
Indiana	2-7	118	191		1-5	73	107	Clyde B. Smith
Minnesota	2-6-1	162	258		1-4-1	89	158	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Wisconsin	7-1-1	196	53		5-1-1	158	40	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Purdue	5-4	153	152		4-1	116	101	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan	4-5	135	122		4-2	115	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern	5-4	112	124		2-4	41	89	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State	4-3-2	109	104		2-2-2	66	66	Wayne Woody Hayes
Iowa	2-5-2	161	233		0-5-1	91	196	Leonard Raffensperger

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 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

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.