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: Paul E. Brown Conference: Big 10-
1942 Season Highlights
Paul E. Brown enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
The Buckeyes won the National Championship.
1942 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Fort Knox
59
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Indiana
32
21
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Southern California
28
12
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Purdue
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Northwestern
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Wisconsin
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
59
19
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Illinois
44
20
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Michigan
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs. Iowa Pre-Flight
41
12
W
1942 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 337
Scoring Average 33.7
Points Allowed 114
Defense Average 11.4
Opponents Record 38-39
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 8-0
Away Record 1-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 9-1-0
AP
1942 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1942 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.