1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents 125–23.

1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
1937 record6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coachFrancis Schmidt (4th season)
MVPRalph Wolf
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 0  6 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 0  6 2 0
Indiana 3 2 0  5 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0  4 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 0  4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 1  4 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1  4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0  3 3 2
Chicago 0 4 0  1 6 0
Iowa 0 5 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25TCU*W 14–068,291
October 2Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–049,643
October 9at USC*L 12–1355,000
October 23No. 7 NorthwesternNo. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–067,521
October 30at ChicagoNo. 8W 39–010,000
November 6IndianaNo. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1047,056
November 13Illinois
W 19–041,921
November 20at MichiganNo. 19W 21–056,766
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1938 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Jim A. McDonald12BackPhiladelphia Eagles
Gust Zarnas540GuardChicago Bears
Dick Nardi866BackDetroit Lions
Charles Ream971TackleCleveland Rams
Ralph Wolf1086CenterDetroit Lions

References


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