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
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–14 vs. California
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record7–1–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJack Lininger
CaptainA. Jack Wilson
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 –1 –17 –1 –2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Wisconsin 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Illinois 3 –3 –13 –4 –2
Iowa 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Purdue 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24Missouri*
W 35–3466,510
October 1Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–770,568
October 8at No. 8 USC*No. 11
T 13–1362,877
October 15No. 5 MinnesotaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–2782,111
October 22at Wisconsin
W 21–045,000
October 29NorthwesternNo. 18
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–781,872
November 5at Pittsburgh*No. 11
W 14–1054,789
November 12IllinoisNo. 11
W 30–1781,805
November 19at No. 5 MichiganNo. 7
T 7–797,239
January 2, 1950vs. No. 2 California*No. 5
W 17–14100,963
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

USC

Coaching staff

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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)

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Awards and honors

1950 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Fred "Curly" Morrison110FullbackChicago Bears
Jack Jennings221TackleChicago Cardinals
Dick O'Hanlon8105TacklePhiladelphia Eagles
Jack Wilson11135TackleDetroit Lions
Bill Trautwein14181TackleLos Angeles Rams
Jim Hague22287EndPhiladelphia Eagles
George Mattey23290GuardGreen Bay Packers

References
  1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  4. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  5. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015


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