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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: Paul E. Brown
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Paul E. Brown enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Iowa Pre-Flight  13   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Missouri  27   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Great Lakes Navy  6   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Purdue  7   30   L    @ Cleveland, OH   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Northwestern  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Indiana  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Pittsburgh  46   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Illinois  29   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Michigan  7   45   L       
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average16.6
  Points Allowed187
  Defense Average20.8
  Opponents Record36-24
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-2
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1943 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-4170184 2-377132  George W. Hauser
Indiana 4-4-2193106 2-3-17365  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 3-7154308 2-4103181  Ray Eliot
Purdue 9-021455 6-015142  Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan 8-130273 6-020732  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern 6-218964 5-117039  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 3-6149187 1-457134  Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin 1-941282 1-627189  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-6-183153 0-4-14394  Ed Slip Madigan

1943 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1943 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.