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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  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
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
  Record9-1
  Points Scored337
  Scoring Average33.7
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average11.4
  Opponents Record38-39
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record1-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1 9-1-0 AP
  
1942 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 6-4227126 3-28099  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 5-415291 3-38175  George W. Hauser
Indiana 7-325679 2-26146  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Ohio State 9-1337114 5-115071  Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin 8-1-114968 4-17038  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan 7-3221134 3-211181  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa 6-4147135 3-36187  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Purdue 1-827179 1-41478  Elmer H. Burnham
Northwestern 1-996209 0-661114  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

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 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.