1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1959 record	3-5-1 (2-4-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	Jim Houston
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons « 1958 1960 »

1959 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/6 Wisconsin †	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#NR/16 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
#13/12 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1959-1960. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Duke*	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 14-13	82,834
October 2	at #11 USC*	#14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0-17	49,592
October 10	#20 Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-9	82,980
October 17	#6 Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 15-0	83,391
October 24	at #12 Wisconsin	#20	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 3-12	55,400
October 31	Michigan State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 30-24	83,130
November 7	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 0-0	82,075
November 14	#16 Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7-16	82,126
November 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 14-23	90,093
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 9th year

1960 Pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jim Houston	NFL	1	8	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Jim Marshall	NFL	4	44	Defensive End	Cleveland Browns
Bob White	NFL	8	91	Fullback	Cleveland Browns

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players