1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
1953 record	6-3 (4-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	George Jacoby
Captain	Robert Joslin
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1953 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3/3 Michigan State §	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#7/7 Illinois §	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
#15/14 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#NR/20 Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
#20/19 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#9/10 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1953-1954. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Indiana	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 36-12	75,898
October 3*	at California	#6	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 33-19	47,000
October 10	Illinois	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 20-41	81,745
October 17*	at Pennsylvania	#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	#5 Michigan State	#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	L 0-20	87,048
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players