1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1940-1941. The Buckeyes compiled a 4β4 record and got outscored 99-113. Schmidt goes 39β16β1 and 4β3 against Michigan with 2 Big Ten titles.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 28 |
Pittsburgh* |
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Ohio Stadium β’ Columbus, OH |
W 30β7 |
52,877 |
October 5 |
Purdue |
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Ohio Stadium β’ Columbus, OH |
W 17β14 |
54,556 |
October 12 |
at Northwestern |
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Dyche Stadium β’ Evanston, IL |
L 3β6 |
45,000 |
October 19 |
#7 Minnesota |
#15 |
Ohio Stadium β’ Columbus, OH |
L 7β13 |
63,199 |
October 26 |
at #1 Cornell* |
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Schoellkopf Field β’ Ithaca, NY |
L 7β21 |
34,500 |
November 2 |
Indiana |
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Ohio Stadium β’ Columbus, OH |
W 21β6 |
56,667 |
November 16 |
at Illinois |
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Memorial Stadium β’ Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) |
W 14β6 |
15,571 |
November 23 |
#7 Michigan |
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Ohio Stadium β’ Columbus, OH (The Game) |
L 0β40 |
73,648 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Coaching staff
1941 NFL draftees
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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