1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–2 record.

1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record6–1–2 (4–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLyal Clark
MVPJim Houston
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 79,658)
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 –1 –26 –1 –2
No. 13 Purdue 3 –1 –26 –1 –2
Indiana 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Michigan 1 –5 –12 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –5 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 20 SMU*No. 1
W 23–2083,113
October 4Washington*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 12–782,901
October 11at IllinoisNo. 5
W 19–1350,416
October 18IndianaNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–882,964
October 25No. 13 WisconsinNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 7–783,142
November 1at No. 11 NorthwesternNo. 5
L 0–2151,102
November 8No. 8 PurdueNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 14–1483,481
November 15at No. 2 IowaNo. 16
W 38–2858,643
November 22MichiganNo. 11
W 20–1483,248[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 22 Frank Kremblas Sr
HB 44 Dick LeBeau Sr
FB Bob White Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    SMU
    1 234Total
    SMU 0 1406 20
    • Ohio St 8 780 23
    • Date: September 27
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 83,113

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    Washington
    1 234Total
    Washington 7 000 7
    • Ohio State 6 006 12
    • Date: October 4
    • Location: Ohio State
    • Game attendance: 82,901
    • Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
    Scoring summary
    Q1WASHMcKeta 12 yard run (Fleming kick)WASH 0–7
    Q1OSUFields 1 yard run (run failed)WASH 6–7
    Q4OSUClark 1 yard run (run failed)OSU 12–7

    Illinois
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 6 0130 19
    Illinois 0 607 13

    Indiana
    1 234Total
    Indiana 0 008 8
    • Ohio State 14 71414 49
    • Date: October 18
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 82,964
    • Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)

    Wisconsin
    1 234Total
    Wisconsin 0 070 7
    Ohio State 0 070 7
    • Date: October 25
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 83,142
    • Game weather: Rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
    Scoring summary
    Q3WISHackbart 64 punt return (Shwaiko kick)WIS 0–7
    Q3OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)TIED 7–7

    Northwestern
    1 234Total
    Ohio State 0 000 0
    • Northwestern 0 0714 21
    Scoring summary
    Q3NWThornton 67 yard pass to Burton (Thornton kick)NW 0–7
    Q4NWThornton 1 yard run (kick failed)NW 0–13
    Q4NWThornton 3 yard pass to E. Kimbrough (Thornton pass to Burton good)NW 0–21

    Purdue
    1 234Total
    Purdue 0 0014 14
    Ohio State 7 700 14
    • Date: November 8
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 83,481
    • Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
    Scoring summary
    Q1OSUMarshall blocked punt return for 22 yards (Kilgore kick)OSU 7–0
    Q2OSUMarshall interception return for 25 yards (Kilgore kick)OSU 14–0
    Q4PURJarus 2 yard run (point no good)OSU 14–7
    Q4PURFichtner 7 yard pass to Brooks (Fichtner pass to Brooks)TIED 14–14

    Iowa
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 14710 38
    Iowa 7 1470 28
    • Date: November 15
    • Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Game attendance: 58,643
    • Game weather: Cloudy, wind NE 15 mph, 51 °F (11 °C)
    Scoring summary
    Q1OSUClark 25 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 7–0
    Q1IOWADuncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 7–7
    Q2OSUWhite 71 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 14–7
    Q2IOWAFleming 1 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 14–14
    Q2OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 21–14
    Q2IOWADuncan 3 yard pass to Fleming (Prescott kick)TIED 21–21
    Q3OSUClark 37 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 28–21
    Q3IOWANocera 21 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 28–28
    Q4OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 35–28
    Q4OSUKilgore 12 yard field goalOSU 38–28

    Statistics

    Michigan
    1 234Total
    Michigan 6 800 14
    • Ohio State 0 1280 20
    • Date: November 22
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 83,248
    • Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
    Scoring summary
    Q1MICHPtacek 7 yard pass to Prahst (extra point failed)MICH 0–6
    Q2OSULeBeau 8 yard run (extra point failed)TIED 6–6
    Q2MICHPtacek 32 yard pass to Prahst (Ptacek pass to Prahst)MICH 6–14
    Q2OSUFields 25 yard pass to Herbstreit (extra point failed)MICH 12–14
    Q3OSUWhite 6 yard run (Fields run)OSU 20–14

    Coaching staff

    1959 NFL draftees
    PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
    Don Clark17BackChicago Bears
    Dan James18TackleSan Francisco 49ers
    Dick Schafrath223TackleCleveland Browns
    Dick LeBeau558Defensive backCleveland Browns
    Jerry Lee Murphy20231TackleChicago Cardinals
    Frank Kremblas23275QuarterbackNew York Giants
    Ernie Spychalski25298TackleCleveland Browns
    John Scott[4]26307Defensive tacklePittsburgh Steelers

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    References
    1. Tommy Devine (November 23, 1958). "OSU Wins, 20-14, On Goal-Line Fumble: U-M Fights–and Loses–to the End". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
    2. "OSU Survives Aerial Barrage." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.
    3. 2012 Ohio State football record book.
    4. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on March 27, 2008.
    5. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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