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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Wayne Woody Hayes
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Wayne Woody Hayes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Nebraska  28   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Stanford  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Illinois  27   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Duke  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Wisconsin  26   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Northwestern  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Indiana  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Iowa  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Michigan  17   0   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record40-39
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 7-2-0 AP
5 7-2-0 Coaches
5 7-2-0 INS
5 7-2-0 UP
  
1955 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-3-1149114 3-3-189101  Ray Eliot
Minnesota 3-6110172 2-585123  Murray Warmath
Indiana 3-691150 1-556110  Bernie A. Crimmins
Ohio State 7-220197 6-015951  Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State 9-125383Won  17-145-114448  Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan 7-217994 5-211185  Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Purdue 5-3-1113103 4-2-19274  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 4-5172166 3-4123119  Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa 3-5-1166173 2-3-1111116  Forest Evashevski
Northwestern 0-8-166241 0-6-152195  Louis H. Lou Saban

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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