1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 8
1958 record 6–1–2 (4–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (8th season)
Defensive coordinator Lyal Clark
MVP Jim Houston
Captain Frank Kremblas
Captain Dick Schafrath
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 79,658)
1958 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
No. 13 Purdue 3 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
Indiana 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–2 record.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 27 No. 20 SMU* No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 23–20   83,113
October 4 Washington* No. 3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 12–7   82,901
October 11 at Illinois No. 5 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) W 19–13   50,416
October 18 Indiana No. 3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 49–8   82,964
October 25 No. 13 Wisconsin No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio T 7–7   83,142
November 1 at No. 11 Northwestern No. 5 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 0–21   51,102
November 8 No. 8 Purdue No. 16 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio T 14–14   83,481
November 15 at No. 2 Iowa No. 16 Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa W 38–28   58,643
November 22 Michigan No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) W 20–14   83,248
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

SMU

1 234Total
SMU 0 1406 20
• Ohio St 8 780 23
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,113

[1]

Washington

1 234Total
Washington 7 000 7
• Ohio State 6 006 12
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Ohio State
  • Game attendance: 82,901
  • Game weather: Clear, 68°F

[2]

Illinois

1 234Total
• Ohio State 6 0130 19
Illinois 0 607 13

[3]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 008 8
• Ohio State 14 71414 49
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,964
  • Game weather: Clear, 59°F

[4]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 070 7
Ohio State 0 070 7
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,142
  • Game weather: Rain, 52°F

[5]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
• Northwestern 0 0714 21

[6]

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 0 0014 14
Ohio State 7 700 14
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,481
  • Game weather: Rain, 54°F

[7]

Iowa

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 14710 38
Iowa 7 1470 28

Statistics

[9]

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 6 800 14
• Ohio State 0 1280 20
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,248
  • Game weather: Clear, 45°F

[10]

Coaching staff

1959 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Don Clark17BackChicago Bears
Dan James18TackleSan Francisco 49ers
Dick Schafrath223TackleCleveland Browns
Dick LeBeau558Defensive backCleveland Browns
Jerry Lee Murphy20231TackleChicago Cardinals
Frank Kremblas23275QuarterbackNew York Giants
Ernie Spychalski25298TackleCleveland Browns
Jack Scott26307Defensive tacklePittsburgh Steelers

[11]

References

  1. ↑ "OSU Survives Aerial Barrage." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.
  2. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942840.0
  3. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942842.0
  4. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942832.0
  5. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942841.0
  6. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942845.0
  7. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942837.0
  8. ↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  9. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942843.0
  10. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942834.0
  11. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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