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.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Vic Janowicz |
| Captain | Robert Heid |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Illinois $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | SMU* | No. 3 | W 7–0 | 80,735 | ||
| October 6 | No. 1 Michigan State* | No. 7 |
| L 20–24 | 82,640 | [1] |
| October 13 | at Wisconsin | No. 9 | T 6–6 | 51,156 | ||
| October 20 | Indiana | No. 17 |
| L 10–32 | 74,265 | |
| October 27 | Iowa |
| W 47–21 | 67,551 | ||
| November 3 | Northwestern |
| W 3–0 | 71,089 | ||
| November 10 | at Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | W 16–14 | 34,747 | ||
| November 17 | No. 3 Illinois |
| T 0–0 | 79,457 | ||
| November 24 | at Michigan | L 0–7 | 93,411 | |||
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Coaching staff
edit- Woody Hayes, head coach, first year
Game summaries
editSMU
editThe 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
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Wisconsin
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Indiana
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Iowa
editTony 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]
Northwestern
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Pittsburgh
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Illinois
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Michigan
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| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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| Joe Campanella | 3 | 36 | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns |
| Vic Janowicz | 7 | 79 | Halfback | Washington Redskins |
| Sonny Gandee | 9 | 106 | Linebacker | Detroit Lions |
| Dick Logan | 11 | 132 | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| Steve Ruzich | 14 | 168 | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| Julius Wittman | 15 | 175 | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
| Dick Doyle | 27 | 318 | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Walt Klevay | 29 | 348 | Back | Cleveland Browns |
References
edit- ^ Tommy Devine (October 7, 1951). "Never-Say-Die Spartans Tip OSU". Detroit Free Press. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buckeyes Top SMU." Palm Beach Post. 1951 Sept 30.
- ^ "Ohio State Stops Hawkeyes 47 to 21." Palm Beach Post. 1951 Oct 28.