1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football
FWAA Poll National Champions Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1961 record	8-0-1 (6-0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	Mike Ingram
Captain	Tom Perdue
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons « 1960 1962 »

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Ohio State †	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
#6/6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#8/9 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#12/11 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
#NR/18 Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1961-1962. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–0–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Texas Christian*	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 7-7	82,878
October 7	UCLA*	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 13-3	82,992
October 14	Illinois	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 44-0	82,374
October 21	at Northwestern	#7	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 10-0	43,259
October 28	at Wisconsin	#6	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 30-21	58,411
November 4	#9 Iowa	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 29-13	83,795
November 11	at Indiana	#3	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 16-7	27,108
November 18	Oregon*	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 22-12	82,073
November 25	at Michigan	#2	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 50-20	80,444
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Indiana

Ohio State at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 0 9 7 0 16 Indiana 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 11 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game attendance: 27,106

Scoring summary 2 7:43 OSU Dick Van Raaphorst 40 yard field goal OSU 3-0 2 OSU Paul Warfield 5 yard pass from Joe Sparma (kick failed) OSU 9-0 2 IND Olsavsky 25 yard pass from Broome (George kick) OSU 9-7 3 OSU Charles Bryant 9 yard pass from Joe Sparma (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 16-7

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 7 14 0 29 50 Michigan 0 6 6 8 20 Date: November 25 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 80,444

Scoring summary 1 OSU Bob Ferguson 12 yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 7-0 2 OSU Bob Ferguson 1 yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 14-0 2 MICH Dave Raimey 90 yard kickoff return (pass failed) OSU 14-6 2 OSU Paul Warfield 69 yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 21-6 3 MICH Bruce McLenna 1 yard run (pass failed) OSU 21-12 4 OSU Bob Ferguson 1 yard run (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) OSU 28-12 4 OSU Bob Klein 80 yard pass from Joe Sparma (Dick Van Raaphorst kick)0 OSU 35-12 4 MICH Ward 1 yard run (Ward run) OSU 35-20 4 OSU Tom Tidmore 10 yard pass from Joe Sparma (Joe Sparma to Tidmore pass) OSU 50-20

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 11th year

1962 Pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Bob Ferguson	NFL	1	5	Fullback	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Ferguson	AFL	1	8	Fullback	San Diego Chargers
Chuck Bryant	NFL	3	34	End	St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Bryant	AFL	13	104	End	San Diego Chargers
Sam Tidmore	NFL	6	81	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Sam Tidmore	AFL	20	156	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
John Havlicek	NFL	7	95	End	Cleveland Browns
Jack Roberts	NFL	20	273	Tackle	Chicago Bears
Mike Ingram	AFL	31	246	Guard	Boston Patriots

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players