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The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football 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 given the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.
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 unset 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 voted OSU number one because Auburn was on probation. The Bucks were also declared #1 by the Football Writers Association Poll.
In a hard fought Rose Bowl game, a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the forth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes finished the season 9-1.
Schedule
L 14-18 October 5at Washington*
W 35-7 October 12Illinois
W 21-7 October 19Indiana
W 56-0 October 26at Wisconsin
W 16-13 November 2Northwestern
W 47-6 November 9Purdue
W 20-7 November 16Iowa
W 17-13 November 23at Michigan
W 10-7
All-Americans
All-Big Ten
Aurealius Thomas, G
Leo Brown, E
MVP
Bill Jobko, G
References
- General
- Lindy's (2002), A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1, p. 76.
- Ohio State Historical Scores