1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1–2 record to win a share of the Big Ten Conference title and win their first Rose Bowl against California.
| 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Big Ten co-champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Rose Bowl, W 17–14 vs. California | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1949 record | 7–1–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Wes Fesler (3rd season) |
| MVP | Jack Lininger |
| Captain | A. Jack Wilson |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 78,677) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ohio State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Michigan + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 24 | Missouri* | W 35–34 | 66,510 | ||
| October 1 | Indiana |
| W 46–7 | 70,568 | |
| October 8 | at No. 8 USC* | No. 11 | T 13–13 | 62,877 | |
| October 15 | No. 5 Minnesota | No. 11 |
| L 0–27 | 82,111 |
| October 22 | at Wisconsin | W 21–0 | 45,000 | ||
| October 29 | Northwestern | No. 18 |
| W 24–7 | 81,872 |
| November 5 | at Pittsburgh* | No. 11 | W 14–10 | 54,789 | |
| November 12 | Illinois | No. 11 |
| W 30–17 | 81,805 |
| November 19 | at No. 5 Michigan | No. 7 | T 7–7 | 97,239 | |
| January 2, 1950 | vs. No. 2 California* | No. 5 | W 17–14 | 100,963 | |
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Game summaries
USC
- Fred "Curly" Morrison 134 rushing yards, Gerald Krall 103 rushing yards[2]
Coaching staff
- Wes Fesler, head coach, first year
- Lyal Clark, assistant
- Gene Fekete, assistant
- Richard Fisher, assistant
- Esco Sarkkinen, assistant
- Harry Strobel, assistant
Statistics
- Rushing: Gerald Krall 128 attempts, 606 yards, 4 TD
- Passing: Pandel Savic 35/84, 581 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT
- Receiving: Ray Hamilton 15 receptions, 347 yards
- Points: Fred Morrison 54 points (9 TD)
Awards and honors
- All-Big Ten: C Jack Lininger, HB Gerry Krall [5]
1950 NFL draftees
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
| Fred "Curly" Morrison | 1 | 10 | Fullback | Chicago Bears |
| Jack Jennings | 2 | 21 | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
| Dick O'Hanlon | 8 | 105 | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Jack Wilson | 11 | 135 | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
| Bill Trautwein | 14 | 181 | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jim Hague | 22 | 287 | End | Philadelphia Eagles |
| George Mattey | 23 | 290 | Guard | Green Bay Packers |
References
- College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
- 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
- 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
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