1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Francis Schmidt, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten.[1]

Record5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Headcoach
HomestadiumOhio Stadium
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1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Program for game against Chicago
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 â†’
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1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Northwestern $6–0–07–1–0
No. 1 Minnesota4–1–07–1–0
Ohio State4–1–05–3–0
Indiana3–1–15–2–1
Purdue3–1–15–2–1
Illinois2–2–14–3–1
Chicago1–4–02–5–1
Iowa0–4–13–4–1
Wisconsin0–4–02–6–0
Michigan0–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1936 Buckeyes posted all five of their victories in shutouts but lost each of the three games in which their opponents managed to score.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3NYU*W 60–072,948[2]
October 10Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–671,714[3]
October 17at NorthwesternL 13–1435,000[4]
October 24Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–044,410[5]
October 31at Notre Dame*L 2–755,000[6]
November 7Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 44–037,226[7]
November 14at IllinoisW 13–019,465[8]
November 21MichiganNo. 18
W 21–056,277[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1937 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Charley Hamrick217TackleDetroit Lions
Inwood Smith550GuardCleveland Rams
Merle Wendt659EndGreen Bay Packers
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