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The 1939 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1939 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Francis Schmidt, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Ten Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 64.

APNo. 15
Record6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
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1939 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 15
Record6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPSteve Andrako
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
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1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Ohio State $5–1–06–2–0
No. 9 Iowa4–1–16–1–1
No. 20 Michigan3–2–06–2–0
Purdue2–1–23–3–2
Northwestern3–2–13–4–1
Illinois3–3–03–4–1
Minnesota2–3–13–4–1
Indiana2–3–02–4–2
Wisconsin0–5–11–6–1
Chicago0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Ohio State was ranked at No. 15 in the final AP poll and at No. 5 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Ohio State end Esco Sarkkinen was a consensus pick on the 1939 All-America college football team. Six Ohio State players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press (UP) on the 1939 All-Big Ten Conference football team. The honorees were: Sarkkinen (AP-1, UP-1); quarterback Don Scott (AP-1, UP-1); guard Vic Marino (AP-1); center Steve Andrako (AP-2); halfback Jim Strausbaugh (AP-2); and fullback Jim Langhurst (AP-2).[2][3]

The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Missouri*W 19–058,165[4]
October 14Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–055,622[5]
October 21at MinnesotaNo. 10W 23–2052,000[6]
October 28No. 7 Cornell*No. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2349,583[7][8]
November 4IndianaNo. 14
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–040,872[9]
November 11at ChicagoNo. 9W 61–02,000[10]
November 18IllinoisNo. 8
W 21–046,643[11]
November 25at MichiganNo. 6L 14–2180,227[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Coaching staff

1940 NFL draftees

More information Player, Round ...
Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Esco Sarkkinen539EndGreen Bay Packers
Frank Zadworney864HalfbackBrooklyn Dodgers
Steve Andrako17158CenterWashington Redskins
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