1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–2 record in their first season with Woody Hayes as head coach. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents, 109–104, but fell to Michigan, 7–0, in the season finale.

1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPVic Janowicz
CaptainRobert Heid
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 –0 –19 –0 –1
Purdue 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Michigan 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
Ohio State 2 –2 –24 –3 –2
Northwestern 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Minnesota 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Iowa 0 –5 –12 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29SMU*No. 3
W 7–080,735
October 6No. 1 Michigan StateNo. 7
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 20–2482,640[1]
October 13at WisconsinNo. 9
T 6–651,156
October 20IndianaNo. 17
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 10–3274,265
October 27Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 47–2167,551
November 3Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 3–071,089
November 10at Pittsburgh*No. 20
W 16–1434,747
November 17No. 3 Illinois
T 0–079,457
November 24at Michigan
L 0–793,411
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Game summaries

SMU

The only score in Woody Hayes' debut as Ohio State's head coach came in the second quarter on a 21-yard scoring pass.[2]

Michigan State

Iowa

Tony Curcillo threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more to give Woody Hayes his first conference victory. Curcillo finished 10 of 14 for 292 yards.[3]

1952 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Joe Campanella336LinebackerCleveland Browns
Vic Janowicz779HalfbackWashington Redskins
Sonny Gandee9106LinebackerDetroit Lions
Dick Logan11132GuardCleveland Browns
Steve Ruzich14168GuardCleveland Browns
Julius Wittman15175TackleWashington Redskins
Dick Doyle27318Defensive BackPittsburgh Steelers
Walt Klevay29348BackCleveland Browns

References
  1. Tommy Devine (October 7, 1951). "Never-Say-Die Spartans Tip OSU". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Buckeyes Top SMU." Palm Beach Post. 1951 Sept 30.
  3. "Ohio State Stops Hawkeyes 47 to 21." Palm Beach Post. 1951 Oct 28.
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