1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	4-4 (3-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1940 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota †	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#8 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1940-1941. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and got outscored 99-113. Schmidt goes 39-16-1 and 4-3 against Michigan with 2 Big Ten titles.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28*	Pittsburgh		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 30-7	52,877
October 5	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 17-14	54,556
October 12	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 3-6	45,000
October 19	#7 Minnesota	#15	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7-13	63,199
October 26*	at #1 Cornell		Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	L 7-21	34,500
November 2	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21-6	56,667
November 16	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 14-6	15,571
November 23	#7 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-40	73,648
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt - Head Coach - 7th year

1941 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Don Scott	1	9	Back	Chicago Bears
Jim Langhurst	10	89	Back	Brooklyn Dodgers
Claude White	15	132	Center	Chicago Cardinals
Jimmy Strausbaugh	20	186	Halfback	Green Bay Packers

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players