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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  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Texas A&M  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Indiana  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Illinois  20   20   T       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Southern California  3   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Wisconsin  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Iowa  7   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Penn State  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Northwestern  8   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Michigan  14   10   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored110
  Scoring Average12.2
  Points Allowed102
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record43-35
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record3-1
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-1-117096Won  17-75-1-112577  Peter R. Elliot
Minnesota 3-695117 2-56495  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6151188 1-589139  Phil Dickens
Michigan State 6-2-114863 4-1-19543  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 5-3-1110102 4-1-18360  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 5-4119149 4-3112140  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4162124 3-4102106  Ara R. Parseghian
Wisconsin 5-4150124 3-495115  Milton Milt Bruhn
Iowa 3-3-2126112 2-3-19591  Jerry Burns
Michigan 3-4-2131127 2-3-29185  Chalmers Bump Elliott

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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