1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (3rd season)
MVP	George Jacoby
Captain	George Jacoby, Robert Joslin
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons← 1952 1954 →

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
No. 15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Indiana	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 36–12	75,898
October 3	at California*	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 33–19	47,000
October 10	Illinois	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 20–41	81,745
October 17	at Penn*	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 12–6	44,270
October 24	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–19	52,819
October 31	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 27–13	80,562
November 7	No. 5 Michigan State	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–28	82,328
November 14	Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 21–6	77,465
November 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–20	87,048
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 3rd year

1954 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
George Jacoby	6	65	Tackle	New York Giants
Mike Takacs	13	147	Guard	Green Bay Packers
Bob Myers	22	256	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
George Rosso	25	296	Defensive Back	Washington Redskins

References

Schlemmer, Jim (October 18, 1953). "Ohio State: One Good Quarter Beats Penn, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.

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