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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  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
1956 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Nebraska  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Stanford  32   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Illinois  26   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Penn State  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Wisconsin  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Northwestern  6   2   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Indiana  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Iowa  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Michigan  0   19   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record6-3
  Points Scored160
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed81
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record40-37
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-1
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 6-3-0 AP
  
1956 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-1-212787 4-1-28467  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-6129263 1-585216  Bernie A. Crimmins
Illinois 2-5-2124154 1-4-279106  Ray Eliot
Iowa 9-121984Won  35-195-18844  Forest Evashevski
Michigan 7-2233123 5-214396  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 7-223987 4-213349  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State 6-316081 4-28847  Wayne Woody Hayes
Northwestern 4-4-1107112 3-3-18079  Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue 3-4-2139122 1-4-295101  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin 1-5-393129 0-4-346116  Milton Milt Bruhn

1956 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1956 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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.