1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1958 Big Ten season. In their eighth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–2 record (4–1–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 132. Against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 11 Northwestern, defeated No. 2 Iowa, and tied with No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 8 Purdue. They began the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, but dropped to No. 8 in the final poll.[1]
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 6–1–2 (4–1–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Jim Houston |
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| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included fullback Bob White (859 rushing yards, 3.9 yards per carry, 12 touchdowns); quarterback Frank Kremblas (281 passing yards, 38.1% completion percentage); and end Jim Houston (127 receiving yards).[2] Five Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team: White (AP-1, UPI-1); Houston (AP-1, UPI-2); halfback Don Clark (AP-2, UPI-1); and tackle Jim Marshall (AP-2, UPI-1).[3][4]
The team played its home game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | No. 20 SMU* | No. 1 | W 23–20 | 83,113 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Washington* | No. 3 |
| W 12–7 | 82,901 | [6] |
| October 11 | at Illinois | No. 5 | W 19–13 | 50,416 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Indiana | No. 3 |
| W 49–8 | 82,964 | [8] |
| October 25 | No. 13 Wisconsin | No. 2 |
| T 7–7 | 83,142 | [9] |
| November 1 | at No. 11 Northwestern | No. 5 | L 0–21 | 51,102 | [10] | |
| November 8 | No. 8 Purdue | No. 16 |
| T 14–14 | 83,481 | [11] |
| November 15 | at No. 2 Iowa | No. 16 | W 38–28 | 58,643 | [12] | |
| November 22 | Michigan | No. 11 |
| W 20–14 | 83,248 | [13] |
Roster
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Game summaries
SMU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| SMU | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| • Ohio St | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: September 27
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,113
Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Washington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
- Date: October 4
- Location: Ohio State
- Game attendance: 82,901
- Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
| Q1 | WASH | McKeta 12 yard run (Fleming kick) | WASH 0–7 | |
| Q1 | OSU | Fields 1 yard run (run failed) | WASH 6–7 | |
| Q4 | OSU | Clark 1 yard run (run failed) | OSU 12–7 | |
Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Illinois | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
- Game attendance: 54,416
- Game weather: Clear, WNW wind 25 mph 54 °F (12 °C)
Indiana
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| • Ohio State | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
- Date: October 18
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,964
- Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
Wisconsin
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: October 25
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,142
- Game weather: Rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
| Q3 | WIS | Hackbart 64 punt return (Shwaiko kick) | WIS 0–7 | |
| Q3 | OSU | White 1 yard run (Kilgore kick) | TIED 7–7 | |
Northwestern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: November 1
- Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
- Game attendance: 51,102
| Q3 | NW | Thornton 67 yard pass to Burton (Thornton kick) | NW 0–7 | |
| Q4 | NW | Thornton 1 yard run (kick failed) | NW 0–13 | |
| Q4 | NW | Thornton 3 yard pass to E. Kimbrough (Thornton pass to Burton good) | NW 0–21 | |
Purdue
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: November 8
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,481
- Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
| Q1 | OSU | Marshall blocked punt return for 22 yards (Kilgore kick) | OSU 7–0 | |
| Q2 | OSU | Marshall interception return for 25 yards (Kilgore kick) | OSU 14–0 | |
| Q4 | PUR | Jarus 2 yard run (point no good) | OSU 14–7 | |
| Q4 | PUR | Fichtner 7 yard pass to Brooks (Fichtner pass to Brooks) | TIED 14–14 | |
Iowa
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Iowa | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
- Date: November 15
- Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
- Game attendance: 58,643
- Game weather: Cloudy, wind NE 15 mph, 51 °F (11 °C)
| Q1 | OSU | Clark 25 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 7–0 | |
| Q1 | IOWA | Duncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick) | TIED 7–7 | |
| Q2 | OSU | White 71 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 14–7 | |
| Q2 | IOWA | Fleming 1 yard run (Prescott kick) | TIED 14–14 | |
| Q2 | OSU | White 1 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 21–14 | |
| Q2 | IOWA | Duncan 3 yard pass to Fleming (Prescott kick) | TIED 21–21 | |
| Q3 | OSU | Clark 37 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 28–21 | |
| Q3 | IOWA | Nocera 21 yard run (Prescott kick) | TIED 28–28 | |
| Q4 | OSU | White 1 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 35–28 | |
| Q4 | OSU | Kilgore 12 yard field goal | OSU 38–28 | |
Statistics
Michigan
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Michigan | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Ohio State | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
- Date: November 22
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,248
- Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
| Q1 | MICH | Ptacek 7 yard pass to Prahst (extra point failed) | MICH 0–6 | |
| Q2 | OSU | LeBeau 8 yard run (extra point failed) | TIED 6–6 | |
| Q2 | MICH | Ptacek 32 yard pass to Prahst (Ptacek pass to Prahst) | MICH 6–14 | |
| Q2 | OSU | Fields 25 yard pass to Herbstreit (extra point failed) | MICH 12–14 | |
| Q3 | OSU | White 6 yard run (Fields run) | OSU 20–14 | |
Coaching staff
- Woody Hayes – Head coach – 8th year
1959 NFL draftees
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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| Don Clark | 1 | 7 | Back | Chicago Bears |
| Dan James | 1 | 8 | Tackle | San Francisco 49ers |
| Dick Schafrath | 2 | 23 | Tackle | Cleveland Browns |
| Dick LeBeau | 5 | 58 | Defensive back | Cleveland Browns |
| Jerry Lee Murphy | 20 | 231 | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
| Frank Kremblas | 23 | 275 | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| Ernie Spychalski | 25 | 298 | Tackle | Cleveland Browns |
| John Scott[17] | 26 | 307 | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers |