The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored 99–113.
| 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (3–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Claude White |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Minnesota $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ohio State was ranked at No. 18 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Pittsburgh* | W 30–7 | 52,877 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | Purdue |
| W 17–14 | 54,556 | [3] | |
| October 12 | at Northwestern | L 3–6 | 42,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 19 | No. 7 Minnesota | No. 15 |
| L 7–13 | 63,199 | [6] |
| October 26 | at No. 1 Cornell* | L 7–21 | 34,500 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Indiana |
| W 21–6 | 56,667 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Illinois | W 14–6 | 15,571 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | No. 7 Michigan |
| L 0–40 | 73,648 | [10] | |
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Coaching staff
edit- Francis Schmidt, head coach, seventh year
1941 NFL draftees
edit| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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| Don Scott | 1 | 9 | Back | Chicago Bears |
| Jim Langhurst | 10 | 89 | Back | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Claude White | 15 | 132 | Center | Chicago Cardinals |
| Jimmy Strausbaugh | 20 | 186 | Halfback | Green Bay Packers |
References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State Crushes Pittsburgh Eleven, 30-7; Maag, Langhurst Stand Out for Big 10 Champs". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. September 29, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howell, Fritz (October 6, 1940). "Ohio State Barely Beats Purdue". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. p. 8S. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Vaughan (October 13, 1940). "N.U. Halts Ohio, 6-3: De Correvont Goes Over After 2 Purple Marches Fall Short". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunkley, Charles (October 13, 1940). "DeCorrevont Hero As Wildcats Nip Ohio State, 6-3". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. p. 20. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howell, Fritz (October 20, 1940). "Gophers Ruin Buck Title Hopes, 13-7". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell's Last Minute Drive Defeats Ohio State in Thrilling Battle". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana Beaten; Purdue Victor". The Courier-Journal. United Press. November 3, 1940. p. 5:4. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dunkley, Charles (November 17, 1940). "Scott Sparks Scarlet To 14-6 Win Over Illini". The South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. p. 2:1. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ohio State Is Outclassed By Michigan". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. November 24, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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