1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1943 record 3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Paul Brown (3rd season)
MVP Gordon Appleby
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1943 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 0 0  8 1 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 1 0  6 2 0
Indiana 2 3 1  4 4 2
Minnesota 2 3 0  5 4 0
Illinois 2 4 0  3 7 0
Ohio State 1 4 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 6 0  1 9 0
Iowa 0 4 1  1 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight* No. 18 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 13–28   23,496
October 2 Missouri* No. 18 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 27–6   27,525
October 9 at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy* No. 8 Ross Field • North Chicago, IL L 6–13   22,000
October 16 vs. No. 5 Purdue Cleveland StadiumCleveland, OH L 7-30   41,509
October 23 No. 17 Northwestern Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–13   37,243
October 30 Indiana Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 14–20   25,458
November 6 at Pittsburgh* Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA W 46–6   30,000
November 13 Illinois Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) W 29–26   36,331
November 20 at No. 4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (The Game) L 7–45   39,139
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

1944 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Paul Sarringhaus980HalfbackPhiladelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw1097EndCleveland Rams
Lin Houston11106GuardChicago Bears
Charley Csuri16154TackleChicago Cardinals

References


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