1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 17
1952 record 63 (52 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (2nd season)
MVP Fred Bruney
Captain Bernie Skvarka
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1952 Big Nine football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 1 1  4 3 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 2 0  6 3 0
Michigan 4 2 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 1 2  4 3 2
Illinois 2 5 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 0  2 6 1
Iowa 2 5 0  2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 63 record.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 27 Indiana No. 20 Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio W 3313   70,208
October 4 Purdue No. 15 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 1421   75,417
October 11 Wisconsin Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 2314   80,345
October 18 Washington State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 357   71,280
October 25 at Iowa No. 14 Iowa StadiumIowa City, Iowa L 08   45,000
November 1 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois W 2421   35,000
November 8 Pittsburgh* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 1421   75,120
November 15 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) W 277   60,077
November 22 No. 12 Michigan Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) W 277   81,541
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Indiana

Coaching staff

1953 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Fred Bruney335Defensive backCleveland Browns
Tony Curcillo663Defensive backChicago Cardinals
Jim Ruehl11130CenterNew York Giants
Dick Hilinski11131TackleCleveland Browns
John Hlay16187BackGreen Bay Packers

References

    Win/Loss statistics
    Draft data


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