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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Buckeyes won the National Championship.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Texas Christian  14   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Washington  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Illinois  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Indiana  56   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Wisconsin  16   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Northwestern  47   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Purdue  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Iowa  17   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Michigan  31   14   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Oregon  10   7   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored267
  Scoring Average26.7
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record43-47
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-0
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 8-1-0 AP
1 8-1-0 Coaches
1 8-1-0 INS
1 8-1-0 UP
  
1957 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 4-5167133 3-4121117  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 4-5201188 3-5155181  Murray Warmath
Indiana 1-847307 0-633253  Bob Hicks
Ohio State 9-126792Won  10-77-020860  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 8-126475 5-118460  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Iowa 7-1-1263112 4-1-115272  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 6-3234122 4-3129103  Milton Milt Bruhn
Purdue 5-4178114 4-314196  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Michigan 5-3-1187147 3-3-1145141  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Northwestern 0-957271 0-738223  Ara R. Parseghian

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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