1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1958 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–2 record.

1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
1958 record6–1–2 (4–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLyal Clark
MVPJim Houston
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 79,658)
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
No. 13 Purdue 3 –1 –2  6 –1 –2
Indiana 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Illinois 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Michigan 1 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 20 SMU*No. 1
W 23–2083,113
October 4Washington*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 12–782,901
October 11at IllinoisNo. 5
W 19–1350,416
October 18IndianaNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–882,964
October 25No. 13 WisconsinNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 7–783,142
November 1at No. 11 NorthwesternNo. 5
L 0–2151,102
November 8No. 8 PurdueNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 14–1483,481
November 15at No. 2 IowaNo. 16
W 38–2858,643
November 22MichiganNo. 11
W 20–1483,248[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

Game summaries

SMU
1 234Total
SMU 0 1406 20
• Ohio St 8 780 23
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,113

[2]

Washington
1 234Total
Washington 7 000 7
• Ohio State 6 006 12
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Ohio State
  • Game attendance: 82,901
  • Game weather: Clear, 68°F

[3]

Illinois
1 234Total
• Ohio State 6 0130 19
Illinois 0 607 13

[4]

Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 0 008 8
• Ohio State 14 71414 49
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,964
  • Game weather: Clear, 59°F

[5]

Wisconsin
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 070 7
Ohio State 0 070 7
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,142
  • Game weather: Rain, 52°F

[6]

Northwestern
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
• Northwestern 0 0714 21

[7]

Purdue
1 234Total
Purdue 0 0014 14
Ohio State 7 700 14
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,481
  • Game weather: Rain, 54°F

[8]

Iowa
1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 14710 38
Iowa 7 1470 28

Statistics

[10]

Michigan
1 234Total
Michigan 6 800 14
• Ohio State 0 1280 20
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,248
  • Game weather: Clear, 45°F

[11]

Coaching staff

1959 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Don Clark17BackChicago Bears
Dan James18TackleSan Francisco 49ers
Dick Schafrath223TackleCleveland Browns
Dick LeBeau558Defensive backCleveland Browns
Jerry Lee Murphy20231TackleChicago Cardinals
Frank Kremblas23275QuarterbackNew York Giants
Ernie Spychalski25298TackleCleveland Browns
John Scott[12]26307Defensive tacklePittsburgh Steelers

[13]

References
  1. Tommy Devine (November 23, 1958). "OSU Wins, 20-14, On Goal-Line Fumble: U-M Fights–and Loses–to the End". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "OSU Survives Aerial Barrage." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.
  3. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942840.0
  4. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942842.0
  5. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942832.0
  6. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942841.0
  7. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942845.0
  8. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942837.0
  9. 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  10. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942843.0
  11. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5942834.0
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20080327011925/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1959&lg=NFL
  13. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1959.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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