1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record, but lost to Michigan in the season finale. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 184–94, on the season.

1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record6–3 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJoe Whisler
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Ohio State 3 –3 –06 –3 –0
Iowa 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Purdue 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Indiana 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Illinois 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Wisconsin 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Though unranked in the final AP Poll, Ohio State was ranked at No. 9 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Missouri*
W 21–757,042[2]
October 2USC*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–075,102[3]
October 9IowaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1463,394[4]
October 16at Indiana
W 17–032,000[5]
October 23Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–3276,677[6]
October 30at No. 9 Northwestern
L 7–2147,000[7]
November 6Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 41–068,966[8]
November 13at Illinois
W 34–765,732[9]
November 20No. 1 MichiganNo. 18
L 3–1382,754[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1949 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Gerry Krall659Defensive backChicago Bears
Jack Lininger21202LinebackerDetroit Lions

References
  1. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dailey, Jim (September 26, 1948). "Missouri Falls Before Buckeyes". Terre Haute Tribune. United Press. p. 46. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ohio State Beats USC, 20 to 0". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. October 3, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cordaro, Tony (October 10, 1948). "Iowa Upsets Ohio State, 14-7". Des Moines Register. p. 1S. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Overmyer, Jack (October 17, 1948). "Indiana Beaten". The Indianapolis Star. p. 7:1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ohio State Rallies to Beat Wisconsin, 34 to 32, in Big Nine Scoring Thriller". The Capital Times. October 24, 1948. p. 33. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Liska, Jerry (October 31, 1948). "Northwestern Trims Bucks, Fans Rose Bowl Hopes". Springfield News-Sun. p. 1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bucks Swamp Pittsburgh, 41-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. November 7, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Buckeyes Roll Over Illini". Wisconsin State Journal. United Press. November 14, 1948. p. 38. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Burick, Si (November 21, 1948). "Michigan Trips Bucks 13-3 Before 82,754". Dayton Daily News. p. 1. Retrieved October 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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