1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record.

1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (9th season)
MVP	Jim Houston
Captain	Jim Houston
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1959 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
No. 13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Duke*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–13	82,834
October 2	at No. 11 USC*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–17	49,592
October 10	No. 20 Illinois		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 0–9	82,980
October 17	No. 6 Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 15–0	83,391
October 24	at No. 12 Wisconsin	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–12	55,440
October 31	Michigan State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 30–24	83,130
November 7	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 0–0	82,075
November 14	No. 16 Iowa		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–16	82,126
November 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 14–23	90,093
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Duke

1 2 3 4 Total Duke 0 0 0 13 13 • Ohio State 7 0 0 7 14 Date: September 26 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,834 Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 OSU Ferguson 15 yard run (Kilgore kick) OSU 7–0 Q4 DUKE Wilson 3 yard run (pass failed) OSU 7–6 Q4 DUKE McGee 1 yard run (Browning kick) DUKE 7–13 Q4 OSU Matte 22 yard pass to Bryant (Kilgore kick) OSU 14–13

USC

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 • Southern California 0 9 0 8 17 Date: October 2 Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Game attendance: 49,592 Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)

Scoring summary Q2 USC Zachik 27 yard field goal USC 0–3 Q2 USC Charles 38 yard pass to Hayes (kick field) USC 0–9 Q4 USC Charles 4 yard run (Charles to Wilder pass good) USC 0–17

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Illinois 6 0 0 3 9 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 10 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,980 Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 ILL Meyers 73 yard pass to Counts (kick failed) ILL 0–6 Q4 ILL Roberts 25 yard field goal ILL 0–9

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio State 3 9 0 3 15 Date: October 17 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 83,391 Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 OSU Kilgore 36 yard field goal OSU 3–0 Q2 OSU Team safety OSU 5–0 Q2 OSU Fields punt return (Kilgore kick) OSU 12–0 Q4 OSU Kilgore 35 yard field goal OSU 15–0

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 3 0 0 3 • Wisconsin 9 3 0 0 12 Date: October 24 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game attendance: 55,440 Game weather: Rain, wind 30-40 mph, 39 °F (4 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 WIS Hackbart 7 yard run (Holzwarth kick) WIS 0–7 Q1 WIS Team safety WIS 0–9 Q1 OSU Kilgore 27 yard field goal WIS 3–9 Q4 WIS Holzwarth 27 yard field goal Wis 3–12

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 7 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,075 Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)

Scoring summary

Ohio State: 127 yards total offense; 5 first downs; 8 punts for 333 yards; missed FGs from 58 and 50 yards

Indiana: 179 yards total offense; 11 first downs; 7 punts for 290 yards

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 7 0 0 0 7 • Ohio State 6 0 0 10 16 Date: MONTHDAY Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,126 Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 IOWA Hollis 13 yard pass to Whiskr (kick failed) IOWA 0–6 Q1 OSU Detrick 1 yard run (Kilgore kick) OSU 7–6 Q4 IOWA Moore 26 yard field goal IOWA 7–9 Q4 IOWA Mauren 4 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 7–16

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 9th year

1960 pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Jim Houston	NFL	1	8	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Jim Marshall	NFL	4	44	Defensive End	Cleveland Browns
Bob White	NFL	8	91	Fullback	Cleveland Browns