1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Francis Schmidt, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten.[1]

1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(capacity: 66,210)
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Ohio State 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Indiana 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Purdue 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Illinois 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
Chicago 1 –4 –02 –5 –1
Iowa 0 –4 –13 –4 –1
Wisconsin 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
Michigan 0 –5 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3NYU*
W 60–072,948[2]
October 10Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–671,714[3]
October 17at Northwestern
L 13–1435,000[4]
October 24Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–044,410[5]
October 31at Notre Dame*
L 2–755,000[6]
November 7Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 44–037,226[7]
November 14at Illinois
W 13–019,465[8]
November 21MichiganNo. 18
W 21–056,277[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1937 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Charley Hamrick217TackleDetroit Lions
Inwood Smith550GuardCleveland Rams
Merle Wendt659EndGreen Bay Packers

References
  1. "1936 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. "State wins by 60–0 score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pitt defeats Ohio State, 6–0 on long run". Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northwestern comes from behind to conquer Ohio State, 14 to 13". Springfield News-Sun. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Ohio State conquers Indiana gridmen, 7 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Inspired Irish batter O.S.U." Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Buckeyes beat Chicago squad in 44–0 game". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Powerful Ohio State smashes Illini, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ohio State's passes click". Morning World-Herald. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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