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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 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Nebraska	28	20	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Stanford	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Illinois	27	12	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Duke	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Wisconsin	26	16	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Northwestern	49	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Indiana	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Iowa	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Michigan	17	0	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	201
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	10.8
Opponents Record	40-39
Conference Record	6-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
5	7-2-0	AP
5	7-2-0	Coaches
5	7-2-0	INS
5	7-2-0	UP

1955 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	5-3-1	149	114		3-3-1	89	101	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	3-6	110	172		2-5	85	123	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-6	91	150		1-5	56	110	Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State	7-2	201	97		6-0	159	51	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	9-1	253	83	Won 17-14	5-1	144	48	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	7-2	179	94		5-2	111	85	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue	5-3-1	113	103		4-2-1	92	74	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin	4-5	172	166		3-4	123	119	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa	3-5-1	166	173		2-3-1	111	116	Forest Evashevski
Northwestern	0-8-1	66	241		0-6-1	52	195	Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 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

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.