1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record, but lost to Michigan in the season finale. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 184–94, on the season.

1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
1948 record6–3 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJoe Whisler
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 0 0  9 0 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 1 0  8 2 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 2 0  7 2 0
Ohio State 3 3 0  6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0  4 5 0
Purdue 2 4 0  3 6 0
Indiana 2 4 0  2 7 0
Illinois 2 5 0  3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 25Missouri*No. 11W 21–757,042
October 2USC*No. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–075,102
October 9IowaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1463,394
October 16at IndianaW 17–032,000
October 23Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–3276,677
October 30at No. 9 NorthwesternL 7–2147,000
November 6Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 41–068,966
November 13at IllinoisW 34–765,732
November 20No. 1 MichiganNo. 18
L 3–1378,603
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1949 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Gerry Krall659Defensive backChicago Bears
Jack Lininger21202LinebackerDetroit Lions

References


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