1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#13
1937 record	6-2 (5-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons « 1936 1938 »

1937 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Minnesota †	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
#13 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	2
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1937-1938. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–2 record with another win against Michigan. Schmidt, now 4-0 against Michigan, has outscored them 114-0 in those games. Buckeyes outscored opponents 125-23.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Texas Christian*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 14-0	68,291
October 2	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 13-0	49,643
October 9	at Southern California*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 12-13	55,000
October 23	#7 Northwestern	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 7-0	67,521
October 30	at Chicago	#8	Stagg Field • Chicago, IL	W 39-0	10,000
November 6	Indiana	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-10	47,056
November 13	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 19-0	41,921
November 20	at Michigan	#19	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 21-0	56,766
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt - Head Coach - 4th year

1938 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jim A. McDonald	1	2	Back	Philadelphia Eagles
Gust Zarnas	5	40	Guard	Chicago Bears
Dick Nardi	8	66	Back	Detroit Lions
Charles Ream	9	71	Tackle	Cleveland Rams
Ralph Wolf	10	86	Center	Detroit Lions

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores