1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1948 record	6-3 (3-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Wes Fesler
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1948 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Michigan †	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#7 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#16 Minnesota	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1948-1949. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record but still failed to beat Michigan. OSU outscored opponents 184-94.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25*	Missouri	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21-7	57,042
October 2*	USC	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 20-0	75,102
October 9	Iowa	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7-14	63,394
October 16	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 17-0	32,000
October 23	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 34-32	76,677
October 30	at #9 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 7-21	47,000
November 6*	Pittsburgh		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 41-0	68,966
November 13	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 34-7	65,732
November 20	#1 Michigan	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 3-13	78,603
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Wes Fesler - Head Coach - 2nd year

1949 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Gerry Krall	6	59	Defensive Back	Chicago Bears
Jack Lininger	21	202	Linebacker	Detroit Lions

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players