1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 63 record.

1952 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 17
1952 record63 (52 Big Ten)
Head coachWoody Hayes (2nd season)
MVPFred Bruney
CaptainBernie Skvarka
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 1 1  4 3 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 2 0  6 3 0
Michigan 4 2 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 1 2  4 3 2
Illinois 2 5 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 0  2 6 1
Iowa 2 5 0  2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27IndianaNo. 20W 33–1370,208
October 4PurdueNo. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2175,417
October 11Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–1480,345
October 18Washington State*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–771,280
October 25at IowaNo. 14
L 0–845,000
November 1at Northwestern
W 24–2135,000
November 8Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2175,120
November 15at IllinoisW 27–760,077
November 22No. 12 Michigan
W 27–781,541
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Indiana

Coaching staff

1953 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Fred Bruney335Defensive backCleveland Browns
Tony Curcillo663Defensive backChicago Cardinals
Jim Ruehl11130CenterNew York Giants
Dick Hilinski11131TackleCleveland Browns
John Hlay16187BackGreen Bay Packers
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References

    Win/Loss statistics
    Draft data


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