1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 record. The Buckeyes also outscored opponents 287–79 during the season. The team was named a national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.
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National champion (NCF, SR) Big Ten champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 2 |
1944 record | 9–0 (6–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Carroll Widdoes (1st season) |
MVP | Les Horvath |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 72,754) |
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No. 2 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 30 | Missouri* | No. 8 | W 54–0 | 29,908 | |
October 7 | Iowa | No. 8 |
| W 34–0 | 35,358 |
October 14 | at No. 19 Wisconsin | No. 8 | W 20–7 | 40,000 | |
October 21 | No. 6 Great Lakes Navy* | No. 4 |
| W 26–6 | 73,477 |
October 28 | Minnesota | No. 4 |
| W 34–14 | 43,563 |
November 4 | Indiana | No. 3 |
| W 21–7 | 56,380 |
November 11 | Pittsburgh* | No. 2 |
| W 54–19 | 26,158 |
November 18 | vs. Illinois | No. 4 | W 26–12 | 83,627 | |
November 25 | No. 6 Michigan | No. 3 |
| W 18–14 | 71,958 |
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Coaching staff
- Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year
Awards and honors
1945 NFL draftees
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
Jack Dugger | 2 | 12 | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Gordon Appleby | 3 | 26 | Center | New York Giants |
Gene Fekete | 6 | 49 | Fullback | Detroit Lions |
Bill Hackett | 13 | 131 | Guard | Green Bay Packers |
Bob Jabbusch | 17 | 174 | Guard | New York Giants |
Cecil Souders | 25 | 259 | End | Washington Redskins |
John Priday | 31 | 324 | Back | Green Bay Packers |
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-11-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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