1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Nine Conference
1948 record 6–3 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach Wes Fesler (2nd season)
MVP Joe Whisler
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1948 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Ohio State 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Purdue 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Indiana 2 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Illinois 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record, but lost to Michigan in the season finale. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 184–94, on the season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 25 Missouri* No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 21–7   57,042
October 2 USC* No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 20–0   75,102
October 9 Iowa No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 7–14   63,394
October 16 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 17–0   32,000
October 23 Wisconsin Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 34–32   76,677
October 30 at No. 9 Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 7–21   47,000
November 6 Pittsburgh* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 41–0   68,966
November 13 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) W 34–7   65,732
November 20 No. 1 Michigan No. 18 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) L 3–13   78,603
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

1949 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Gerry Krall659Defensive backChicago Bears
Jack Lininger21202LinebackerDetroit Lions

References


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