1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–14 vs. California
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6
1949 record7–1–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Wes Fesler (3rd season)
MVPJack Lininger
CaptainA. Jack Wilson
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 78,677)
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1–2 record to win a share of the Big Ten Conference title and win their first Rose Bowl against California.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24Missouri*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–3466,510
October 1Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–770,568
October 8at No. 8 USC*No. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
T 13–1362,877
October 15No. 5 MinnesotaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–2782,111
October 22at Wisconsin
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–045,000
October 29NorthwesternNo. 18
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–781,872
November 5at Pittsburgh*No. 11
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–1054,789
November 12IllinoisNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)
W 30–1781,805
November 19at No. 5 MichiganNo. 7
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)
T 7–797,239
January 2, 1950vs. No. 2 California*No. 5
W 17–14100,963
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries[]

USC[]

Coaching staff[]

  • Wes Fesler, head coach, first year
  • Lyal Clark, assistant
  • Gene Fekete, assistant
  • Richard Fisher, assistant
  • Esco Sarkkinen, assistant
  • Harry Strobel, assistant

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Statistics[]

  • Rushing: Gerald Krall 128 attempts, 606 yards, 4 TD
  • Passing: Pandel Savic 35/84, 581 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT
  • Receiving: Ray Hamilton 15 receptions, 347 yards
  • Points: Fred Morrison 54 points (9 TD)

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Awards and honors[]

1950 NFL draftees[]

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Fred "Curly" Morrison 1 10 Fullback Chicago Bears
Jack Jennings 2 21 Tackle Chicago Cardinals
8 105 Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
11 135 Tackle Detroit Lions
14 181 Tackle Los Angeles Rams
Jim Hague 22 287 End Philadelphia Eagles
23 290 Guard Green Bay Packers

References[]

  1. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  4. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  5. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide. Retrieved April 19, 2015
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