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1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Coaches' Poll National Champions
Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 10-7 vs. Oregon
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
1957 record9-1 (7-0 Big Ten)
Head coachWoody Hayes
Offensive schemeHeavy Run
Base defenseMulti
CaptainLeo Brown
CaptainGalen Cisco
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Ten football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2/1 Ohio State 7 0 0     9 1 0
#3/3 Michigan State 5 1 0     8 1 0
#6/5 Iowa 4 1 1     7 1 1
#19/15 Wisconsin 4 3 0     6 3 0
Purdue 4 3 0     5 4 0
Michigan 3 3 1     5 3 1
Illinois 3 4 0     4 5 0
Minnesota 3 5 0     4 5 0
Indiana 0 6 0     1 8 0
Northwestern 0 7 0     0 9 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

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 awarded 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 upset 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 fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes finished the season 9-1.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 28* TCU Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH L 14-18   81,784
October 5* at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA W 35-7   37,500
October 12 Illinois Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 21-7   82,239
October 19 Indiana Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 56-0   78,348
October 26 at Wisconsin #12 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 16-13   51,051
November 2 Northwestern #8 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 47-6   79,635
November 9 Purdue #6 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 20-7   79,177
November 16 #5 Iowa #6 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 17-13   82,935
November 23 at #19 Michigan #3 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 31-14   101,001
January 1* vs. Oregon #2 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 10-7   98,202
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes[]

Michigan[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 7 3 14 7 31
Michigan 7 7 0 0 14

Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury. [1]


All-Americans[]

Aurealius Thomas, G

All-Big Ten[]

Aurealius Thomas, G
Leo Brown, E

MVP[]

Bill Jobko, G

1958 NFL draftees[]

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Bill Jobko 7 80 Linebacker Los Angeles Rams
Don Sutherin 8 94 Defensive Back New York Giants
Russ Bowermaster 11 132 End Cleveland Browns

References[]

  1. "100,101 See Ohio State Overpower Wolverines; 31-14." Palm Beach Post. 1957 Nov 24.
General
  • Lindy's (2002), A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1, pp. 76.
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