1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.

1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Coaches' Poll national champion
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 10–7 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
1957 record9–1 (7–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeHeavy run
Defensive coordinatorLyal Clark
Base defenseMulti
MVPBill Jobko
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 6 Iowa 4 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Purdue 4 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 3 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
Illinois 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Minnesota 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Northwestern 0 –7 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to Iowa and Michigan. Going into the 1957 season fans had a feeling of rebuilding. The feeling was made stronger with an opening loss to unranked TCU. To make matters worse, Michigan State, Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa were all ranked in the Top 6 of the AP Poll Rankings while Ohio State would not be ranked until late October. Coach Hayes rallied the team every week and made them better following this loss.

The Buckeyes came back with a big win at Washington and victories over Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue, along with crushing victories over Indiana and Northwestern. A shocking Purdue upset over #2 Michigan State, a tie between Michigan and Iowa, and Minnesota’s unraveling season after a loss to Illinois continued to help the Buckeyes.

It was a late star performance by sophomore fullback Bob White against unbeaten Iowa that pushed the team even further. Trailing 13–10 and on their own 32-yard line, White ran on six of the eight plays for 66 out of the 68 yards, capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run.

A victory over Michigan moved the Bucks up to #2 in the AP, behind Auburn. However, the UPI Coaches' poll voted OSU #1 and Auburn #2. The Bucks were also declared #1 by the Football Writers Association Poll. Since Auburn was on probation during their 1957 season and did not participate in a bowl game as a result, and the fact that Ohio State played in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State is named national champions for this season by most writers.

In a hard fought Rose Bowl game, a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Webfoots. The Buckeyes finished the season 9–1 and named national champions.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 28TCU*
L 14–1881,784
October 5at Washington*
W 35–736,328
October 12Illinois
W 21–782,239
October 19Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 56–078,348
October 26at WisconsinNo. 12
W 16–1351,051
November 2NorthwesternNo. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 47–679,635
November 9PurdueNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–779,177
November 16No. 5 IowaNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–1382,935
November 23at No. 19 MichiganNo. 3
W 31–14101,001[1]
January 1, 1958vs. Oregon*No. 2
NBCW 10–798,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 22 Frank Kremblas Jr
HB Dick LeBeau Jr
FB Bob White So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Don Sutherin Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Don Sutherin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    TCU
    See also: 1957 TCU Horned Frogs football team
    1 234Total
    • TCU 6 660 18
    Ohio State 7 700 14
    • Date: September 28
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 81,784
    • Game weather: Clear, 62°F
    Team Statistics
    StatOhio StateTCU
    Pass Atts.33
    Pass Comps.20
    Pass Yards200
    Yds./Pass100
    Rush Atts.6254
    Rush Yards242184
    Yds./Rush3.93.4
    Total Yards262184
    Fumbles Lost21
    INTs Lost01
    Total Turnovers22

    [2]

    at Washington
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 0 71414 35
    Washington 0 700 7
    See also: 1957 Washington Huskies football team


    [3]

    Illinois
    1 234Total
    Illinois 0 070 7
    • Ohio State 7 077 21
    • Date: October 12
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 82,239
    • Game weather: Clear, 60°F
    See also: 1957 Illinois Fighting Illini football team


    [4]

    Indiana
    1 234Total
    Indiana 0 000 0
    • Ohio State 14 23127 56
    • Date: October 19
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 78,348
    • Game weather: Clear, 50°F
    See also: 1957 Indiana Hoosiers football team


    [5]

    at Wisconsin
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 13 030 16
    Wisconsin 13 000 13
    See also: 1957 Wisconsin Badgers football team

    [6]

    Northwestern
    1 234Total
    Northwestern 0 006 6
    • Ohio State 6 141314 47
    • Date: November 2
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 79,635
    • Game weather: Clear, 65°F
    See also: 1957 Northwestern Wildcats football team


    [7]

    Purdue
    1 234Total
    Purdue 6 070 13
    • Ohio State 3 707 17
    • Date: November 16
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 82,935
    • Game weather: Clear, 60°F
    See also: 1957 Purdue Boilermakers football team


    [8]

    Iowa
    1 234Total
    Iowa 6 070 13
    • Ohio State 3 707 17
    • Date: November 16
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 82,935
    • Game weather: Clear, 60°F
    See also: 1957 Iowa Hawkeyes football team


    [9]

    at Michigan
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 3147 31
    Michigan 7 700 14
    See also: 1957 Michigan Wolverines football team


    Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury.[10] [11]

    vs. Oregon (Rose Bowl)
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 003 10
    Oregon 0 700 7
    Main article: 1958 Rose Bowl
    See also: 1957 Oregon Webfoots football team


    All-Americans

    Aurealius Thomas, G

    All-Big Ten

    Aurealius Thomas, G
    Leo Brown, E

    MVP

    Bill Jobko, G

    1958 NFL draftees
    PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
    Bill Jobko780LinebackerLos Angeles Rams
    Don Sutherin894Defensive BackNew York Giants
    Russ Bowermaster11132EndCleveland Browns

    References
    1. Tommy Devine (November 24, 1957). "M at Its Best, But Bucks Better, 31-14". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. "Washington Buried by Ohio State, 35-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1957 Oct 6. Retrieved 2015-Jan-05.
    4. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942830.0%5B%5D
    5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    10. "100,101 See Ohio State Overpower Wolverines; 31-14." Palm Beach Post. 1957 Nov 24.
    11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    General
    • Lindy's (2002), A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1, p. 76.
    Win/Loss statistics
    Draft data
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