1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1936 record	5-3 (4-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1936 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Northwestern †	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1936-1937. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3 record, outscoring opponents 160-27. Schmidt tallied his third win versus Michigan with a 21-0 score.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3*	New York University		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 60-0	72,948
October 10*	Pittsburgh		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-6	71,714
October 17	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 13-14	35,000
October 24	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 7-0	44,410
October 31*	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 2-7	55,000
November 7	Chicago		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 44-0	37,226
November 14	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 13-0	19,465
November 21	Michigan	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21-0	56,277
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt - Head Coach - 3rd year

1937 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Charley Hamrick	2	17	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Inwood Smith	5	50	Guard	Cleveland Rams
Merle Wendt	6	59	End	Green Bay Packers

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players