1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGordon Appleby
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Indiana 2 –3 –14 –4 –2
Minnesota 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Illinois 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Ohio State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ohio State ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 99.3.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Iowa Pre-Flight*
L 13–2823,496[2]
October 2Missouri*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–627,525
October 9at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy*No. 18
L 6–1322,000
October 16vs. No. 5 Purdue
L 7-3041,509
October 23No. 17 Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1337,243
October 30Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2025,458
November 6at Pittsburgh*
W 46–630,000[3]
November 13Illinois
W 29–2636,331
November 20at No. 4 Michigan
L 7–4539,139
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1944 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Paul Sarringhaus980HalfbackPhiladelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw1097EndCleveland Rams
Lin Houston11106GuardChicago Bears
Charley Csuri16154TackleChicago Cardinals

References
  1. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Keck, Harry (November 7, 1943). "Ohio State Runs Over Pitt, 46–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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