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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Buckeyes won the National Championship.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Indiana  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. California  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Illinois  40   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Iowa  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Wisconsin  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Northwestern  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Pittsburgh  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Purdue  28   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Michigan  21   7   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Southern California  20   7   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record10-0
  Points Scored249
  Scoring Average24.9
  Points Allowed75
  Defense Average7.5
  Opponents Record46-47
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19-0-0 AP
29-0-0 Coaches
19-0-0 INS
29-0-0 UP
  
1954 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-2195127 4-286107  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6110143 2-462111  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 1-8103180 0-655148  Ray Eliot
Ohio State 10-024975Won  20-77-018255  Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin 7-220098 5-213577  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Michigan 6-313987 5-211861  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Iowa 5-4192141 4-3126101  Forest Evashevski
Purdue 5-3-1165134 3-394107  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Michigan State 3-6177149 1-564113  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Northwestern 2-7101142 1-560102  Robert W. Bob Voigts

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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