American college football season
1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 2 AP No. 2 1961 record 8–0–1 (6–0 Big Ten) Head coach Woody Hayes (11th season)Defensive coordinator William Gunlock Captains
Home stadium Ohio Stadium Seasons
1961 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 2 Ohio State $
6
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
1
No. 6 Minnesota
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Michigan State
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
No. 12 Purdue
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Wisconsin
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Michigan
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Iowa
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Northwestern
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Indiana
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Illinois
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled an 8–0–1 record. They were awarded the national championship by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). This was the Buckeyes fourth national championship and the third for head coach Woody Hayes .
Days after the conclusion of the regular season, the university's faculty council voted down participation in the Rose Bowl ,[1] [2] [3] Minnesota .[4]
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 30 1:30 p.m. TCU * No. 3 T 7–782,878 October 7 1:30 p.m. UCLA * No. 8 W 13–382,992 October 14 1:00 p.m. Illinois No. 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy ) W 44–082,374 October 21 at Northwestern No. 7 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 10–043,259 October 28 at Wisconsin No. 6 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 30–2158,411 November 4 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Iowa No. 5 W 29–1383,795 November 11 at Indiana No. 3 Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN W 16–727,108 November 18 1:30 p.m. Oregon * No. 3 W 22–1282,073 November 25 1:00 p.m. at Michigan No. 2 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game )W 50–2080,444 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
C
53
Billy Joe Armstrong Jr
OG
71
James Bearss So
HB , DB
12
Bob Bruney So
E
88
Charles Bryant Sr
OT
54
Dennis Carter So
FB , LB
32
Roger Detrick Sr
FB , LB
46
Bob Ferguson Sr
OG
66
Charles Foreman Sr
OG
69
Rod Foster Jr
FB
33
Dave Francis Jr
C
58
Dean Fronk So
HB
15
Tony Hall So
FB
35
Woody Hall So
HB
47
Gary Honsley Sr
OG
62
Dennis Hullinger So
OG , LB
64
Mike Ingram (C)
Sr
OG
65
Tom Jenkins So
HB , DB
21
Ken Johnson Jr
HB
45
William Jones So
HB
19
Bob Klein Jr
OT
61
Raymond Krstolic Jr
HB
48
Karl Kumler Jr
FB
17
Howard Lambert Sr
OT
70
Richard Laskoski Jr
QB
23
Robert Lister Sr
HB
43
Richard Mangiamelle Jr
QB
27
Larry Marmie So
E
91
Paul Martin Sr
E
80
Robert Middleton Jr
C
56
Richard Morgan So
QB
26
Bill Mrukowski Jr
QB
25
John Mummey Jr
E
90
Joseph Nourse So
E , DE
83
Ormonde Ricketts So
OT
75
Jack Roberts Sr
OT , DL
76
Daryl Sanders Jr
E
84
Keith Smith So
HB , LB
41
Matt Snell So
QB
24
Joe Sparma So
OT
72
Bernie Stanley So
HB
16
David Tingley Sr
E , PK
86
Dick Van Raaphorst So
C
50
Jerry Vanscoy Jr
OT , DL
73
Bob Vogel Jr
QB
23
Jack Wallace Sr
HB , DB
42
Paul Warfield So
E
82
George Wittmer Sr
C
51
Albert Zima Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
MG
55
Wayne Betz Jr
DL
34
Robert Butts Jr
DL
93
Dennis Clotz Sr
DL
77
Dan Connor Jr
DB
28
Bill Hess Jr
DB
49
Ron Houck Sr
MG
67
Dave Katterhenrich Jr
DT , PK
79
Charles Mamula So
MG
60
Wes Mirick So
MG , LB
68
Gary Moeller Jr
LB
63
Al Parker So
DE
87
Tom Perdue (C)
Sr
DE
89
Elwood Rayford Jr
DT
78
George Tolford Sr
DE
85
Sam Tidmore Sr
DB
44
Ed Ulmer Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
18
Stewart Baffer So
PK
20
Ben Jones Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries [ ] TCU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
TCU
0
0 0 7
7
Ohio St
7
0 0 0
7
Date: September 30Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 82,878Game weather: Sunny; 82°F; wind 20 Scoring summary Q1 7:05 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Mrukowski (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–0 Q4 11:20 TCU Glasscock 12 yard pass from Gibbs (McAteer kick) Tie 7–7
[5]
UCLA [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
UCLA
0
3 0 0
3
• Ohio St
0
0 0 13
13
Date: October 7Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 82,992Game weather: Sunny; 72°F; wind 5 ESE Scoring summary Q2 2:22 UCLA Smith 32 yard field goal UCLA 3–0 Q4 14:14 OHST Warfield 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–3 Q4 9:30 OHST Snell 33 yard run (kick failed) OHST 13–3
[6]
Illinois [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Illinois
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
0
21 16 7
44
Date: October 14Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 82,974Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F; wind 15 NNW Scoring summary Q2 13:03 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 10:43 OHST Warfield 36 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 :09 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 21–0 Q3 9:08 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 28–0 Q3 7:53 OHST Safety, Mills tackled in end zone OHST 30–0 Q3 3:09 OHST Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 37–0 Q4 8:10 OHST Johnson 11 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 44–0
[7]
Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
3 0 7
10
Northwestern
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 21Location: Dyche Stadium , Evanston, Illinois Game attendance: 43,259Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F Scoring summary Q2 14:50 OHST Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q4 2:04 OHST Mrukowski 20 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 10–0
[8]
Wisconsin [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
10 6 7
30
Wisconsin
0
15 0 6
21
Date: October 28Location: Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, Wisconsin Game attendance: 58,411Game weather: Cloudy; 52°F; wind 10 SReferee: Tony Skover Scoring summary Q1 5:55 OHST Katterhenrich 17 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:28 OHST Van Raaphorst 23 yard field goal OHST 10–0 Q2 9:57 WIS Kroner 36 yard pass from Miller (Mckinney pass from Bakken) OHST 10–8 Q2 1:41 OHST Klein 8 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 17–8 Q2 :01 WIS Miller 1 yard run (Bakken kick) OHST 17–15 Q3 3:23 OHST Warfield 5 yard run (pass failed) OHST 23–15 Q4 1:36 OHST Warfield 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 30–15 Q4 :02 WIS Richter 7 yard pass from Miller (pass failed) OHST 30–21
[9]
Iowa [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
0 7 6
13
• Ohio St
6
6 0 17
29
Date: November 4Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 83,795Game weather: Cloudy; 46°F; wind 5 E Scoring summary Q1 11:07 OHST Perdue 55 yard fumble return (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 6:35 OHST Bryant 18 yard pass from Sparma (kick failed) OHST 12–0 Q3 6:18 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Szykowny kick) OHST 12–7 Q4 14:39 OHST Bryant 62 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 19–7 Q4 8:04 OHST Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal OHST 22–7 Q4 1:55 OHST Ferguson 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 29–7 Q4 :12 IOWA Turici 4 yard run (kick failed) OHST 29–13
See also: 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
[10]
Indiana [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
9 7 0
16
Indiana
0
7 0 0
7
Date: November 11Location: Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana Game attendance: 27,106Game weather: 56°F; wind 8 SSE Scoring summary Q2 7:43 OHST Van Raaphorst 40 yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q2 5:11 OHST Warfield 5 yard pass from Sparma (kick failed)OHST 9–0 Q2 3:42 IND Olsavsky 25 yard pass from Broome (George kick) OHST 9–7 Q3 3:42 OHST Bryant 9 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 16-7
[11] [12]
Oregon [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
6 0 6
12
• Ohio St
8
7 7 0
22
Date: November 18Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 82,073Game weather: Sunny; 38°F; wind 9 NNW Scoring summary Q1 13:48 OHST Klein 72 yard run (Ferguson run) OHST 8–0 Q2 13:52 OHST Ferguson 7 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 15–0 Q2 :48 ORE Burleson 29 yard pass from Renfro (pass failed) OHST 15–6 Q3 9:09 OHST Ferguson 6 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 22–6 Q4 4:39 ORE Josephson 2 yard run (pass failed)) OHST 22–12
[13]
Michigan [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
14 0 29
50
Michigan
0
6 6 8
20
Date: November 25Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 80,444Game weather: Clear Scoring summary Q1 3:26 OHST Ferguson 12 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 7–0 Q2 11:04 OHST Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 10:49 MICH Raimey 90 yard kickoff return (pass failed) OHST 14–6 Q2 9:04 OHST Warfield 69 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)OHST 21–6 Q3 7:36 MICH McLenna 1 yard run (pass failed) OHST 21–12 Q4 14:23 OHST Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 28–12 Q4 9:50 OHST Klein 80 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 35–12 Q4 4:45 OHST Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) OHST 42–12 Q4 :34 MICH Ward 1 yard run (Ward run) OHST 42–20 Q4 :05 OHST Tidmore 10 yard pass from Sparma (Tidmore pass from Sparma) OHST 50–20
[14] [15]
Depth chart [ ]
Defense
LB
MLB
LB
Thomas Perdue
Bill Mrukowski
Samuel Tidmore
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
DE
DT
NT
DT
DE
George Tolford
Larry Stephens
Gary Moeller
Mike Ingram
Jack Roberts
⋅
Wesley Mirick
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
Offense
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Robert Vogel
Thomas Jenkins
Bill Armstrong
Rod Foster
Daryl Sanders
⋅
⋅
Gary Moeller
⋅
Rick Laskoski
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
TE
Robert Middleton
Ormonde Ricketts
⋅
QB
John Mummey
Bill Mrukowski
⋅
RB
Matt Snell
Robert Klein
⋅
[16]
Coaching staff [ ] Woody Hayes – Head Coach – 11th year1962 Pro draftees [ ]
Player Draft Round Pick Position NFL Club
Bob Ferguson NFL 1
5
Fullback
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Ferguson
AFL 1
8
Fullback
San Diego Chargers
NFL 3
34
End
St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Bryant
AFL 13
104
End
San Diego Chargers
NFL 6
81
Linebacker
Cleveland Browns
Sam Tidmore
AFL 20
156
Linebacker
Buffalo Bills
John Havlicek NFL 7
95
End
Cleveland Browns
NFL 20
273
Tackle
Chicago Bears
AFL 31
246
Guard
Boston Patriots
References [ ]
^ "Buckeyes finally lose, 28-25 in bowl debate" . Toledo Blade . Ohio. Associated Press. November 29, 1961. p. 48.^ "Ohio State's rejection of Rose Bowl bid trip triggers sharp comments" . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio. Associated Press. November 29, 1961. p. 60.^ "Ohio State rejects chance to play in Rose Bowl game" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 29, 1961. p. 11.^ Stevenson, Jack (December 3, 1961). "Minnesota accepts bid, plays Uclans in Rose tilt" . Youngstown Vindicator . Ohio. Associated Press. p. D-1. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1961 Nov 12. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ "Buckeyes Win Big 10 Title." Palm Beach Post. 1961 Nov 26. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives . Retrieved March 30, 2015.^ 1962 Ohio State football media guide
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