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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. North Carolina  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ UCLA  7   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Illinois  51   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Northwestern  14   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Wisconsin  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Iowa  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Indiana  10   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oregon  26   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Michigan  28   0   W       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored205
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed98
  Defense Average10.9
  Opponents Record39-45
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-2
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 6-3-0 Coaches
13 6-3-0 UPI
  
1962 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-2-113161 5-211061  Murray Warmath
Illinois 2-775234 2-552178  Peter R. Elliot
Indiana 3-6126140 1-564113  Phil Dickens
Wisconsin 8-2322130Lost  37-426-119967  Milton Milt Bruhn
Northwestern 7-2237158 4-2136125  Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio State 6-320598 4-213175  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 5-418996 3-310767  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 4-5127166 3-387116  Jerry Burns
Purdue 4-4-114168 3-310345  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 2-770214 1-640182  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.