1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1936 record	5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (3rd season);
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 66,210)
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1936 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3 record, outscoring opponents 160–27.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	NYU*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 60–0	72,948	^[1]
October 10	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–6	71,714
October 17	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–14	35,000
October 24	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 7–0	44,410
October 31	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 2–7	55,000
November 7	Chicago		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 44–0	37,226
November 14	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 13–0	19,465
November 21	Michigan	No. 18	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (The Game)	W 21–0	56,277
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff[]

Francis Schmidt, head coach, third year

1937 NFL draftees[]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Charley Hamrick	2	17	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Inwood Smith	5	50	Guard	Cleveland Rams
Merle Wendt	6	59	End	Green Bay Packers

References[]

^ "State wins by 60–0 score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "State wins by 60–0 score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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National championship seasons in bold

1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Northwestern $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	��	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll