1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (3rd season);
MVP	George Jacoby
Captains	George Jacoby; Robert Joslin;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
	Seasons

American college football season

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
No. 15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

1953 was the first year that Big Ten co-champion Michigan State competed in the league. The game against Michigan State was Ohio State's third all-time meeting with them and their first game against the Spartans as conference-mates.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Indiana	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 36–12	75,898
October 3	at California*	No. 6	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 33–19	47,000
October 10	Illinois	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	L 20–41	81,745
October 17	at Penn*	No. 17	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 12–6	44,270	^[2]
October 24	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 20–19	52,819
October 31	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 27–13	80,562
November 7	No. 5 Michigan State	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–28	82,328	^[3]
November 14	Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 21–6	77,465
November 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 0–20	87,048
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 3rd year

1954 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
George Jacoby	6	65	Tackle	New York Giants
Mike Takacs	13	147	Guard	Green Bay Packers
Bob Myers	22	256	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
George Rosso	25	296	Defensive Back	Washington Redskins

References

^ "Michigan State vs. Ohio State Full Games List". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ Schlemmer, Jim (October 18, 1953). "Ohio State: One Good Quarter Beats Penn, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
^ George S. Alderton (November 8, 1953). "Bolden Leads Way Over Ohio State: Spartans Put Across 28-13 Win". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 61 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Michigan State vs. Ohio State Full Games List". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[2] Schlemmer, Jim (October 18, 1953). "Ohio State: One Good Quarter Beats Penn, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.

[3] George S. Alderton (November 8, 1953). "Bolden Leads Way Over Ohio State: Spartans Put Across 28-13 Win". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 61 – via Newspapers.com.