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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 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	23	20	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Washington	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Illinois	19	13	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Indiana	49	8	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Wisconsin	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Northwestern	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Purdue	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Iowa	38	28	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Michigan	20	14	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -2
Points Scored	182
Scoring Average	20.2
Points Allowed	132
Defense Average	14.7
Opponents Record	46-32
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	4-0 -2
Away Record	2-1

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
8	6-1-2	AP
7	6-1-2	Coaches
7	6-1-2	UPI

1958 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	4-5	144	150		4-3	117	117	Ray Eliot
Indiana	5-3-1	81	141		3-2-1	56	104	Phil Dickens
Minnesota	1-8	115	157		1-6	87	120	Murray Warmath
Iowa	8-1-1	272	146	Won 38-12	5-1	173	100	Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin	7-1-1	201	77		5-1-1	131	77	Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State	6-1-2	182	132		4-1-2	147	105	Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue	6-1-2	184	102		3-1-2	103	80	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern	5-4	199	148		3-4	142	120	Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan	2-6-1	132	211		1-5-1	98	172	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State	3-5-1	117	123		0-5-1	37	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.