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Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Carroll C. Widdoes
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024

1944 Season Highlights

Carroll C. Widdoes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1944 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Missouri	54	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Iowa	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Wisconsin	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Great Lakes Navy	26	6	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Minnesota	34	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Indiana	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Pittsburgh	54	19	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Illinois	26	12	W	@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Michigan	18	14	W

1944 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	287
Scoring Average	31.9
Points Allowed	79
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	36-35
Conference Record	6-0
Home Record	8-0
Away Record	1-0

1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
2	9-0-0	AP

1944 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	7-3	292	79		4-3	119	79	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	5-4-1	273	149		3-3	122	105	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-3-1	225	162		3-2-1	134	116	George W. Hauser
Ohio State	9-0	287	79		6-0	153	54	Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan	8-2	204	91		5-2	137	65	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	5-5	207	166		4-2	143	87	Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin	3-6	112	180		2-4	66	110	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	53	240		0-6	20	204	Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern	1-7-1	102	160		0-5-1	40	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1944 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1944 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.