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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  <-- 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
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed132
  Defense Average14.7
  Opponents Record46-32
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-0 -2
  Away Record2-1
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 4-5144150 4-3117117  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-181141 3-2-156104  Phil Dickens
Minnesota 1-8115157 1-687120  Murray Warmath
Iowa 8-1-1272146Won  38-125-1173100  Forest Evashevski
Wisconsin 7-1-120177 5-1-113177  Milton Milt Bruhn
Ohio State 6-1-2182132 4-1-2147105  Wayne Woody Hayes
Purdue 6-1-2184102 3-1-210380  Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Northwestern 5-4199148 3-4142120  Ara R. Parseghian
Michigan 2-6-1132211 1-5-198172  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Michigan State 3-5-1117123 0-5-13796  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.


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