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
1943 record3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGordon Appleby
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1943 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 0 0  8 1 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 1 0  6 2 0
Indiana 2 3 1  4 4 2
Minnesota 2 3 0  5 4 0
Illinois 2 4 0  3 7 0
Ohio State 1 4 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 6 0  1 9 0
Iowa 0 4 1  1 6 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight*No. 18L 13–2823,496
October 2Missouri*No. 18
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–627,525
October 9at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy*No. 8L 6–1322,000
October 16vs. No. 5 PurdueL 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
November 13Illinois
W 29–2636,331
November 20at No. 4 MichiganL 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


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