1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1955-1956. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 24 |
Nebraska* |
#6 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 28–20 |
80,171 |
October 1 |
at Stanford* |
#8 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
L 0–6 |
28,000 |
October 8 |
Illinois |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) |
W 27–12 |
82,407 |
October 15 |
#11 Duke* |
#14 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
L 14–20 |
82,254 |
October 22 |
at #15 Wisconsin |
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI |
W 26–16 |
53,529 |
October 29 |
Northwestern |
#15 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 49–0 |
82,214 |
November 5 |
Indiana |
#11 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 20–13 |
80,730 |
November 12 |
#20 Iowa |
#10 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
W 20–10 |
82,701 |
November 19 |
at #6 Michigan |
#9 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) |
W 17–0 |
97,369 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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Coaching staff
Awards and honors
Trivia
- The November 12 game against Iowa was mentioned in the movie Back to the Future Part II. A radio announcer telling the scores of the day's games mentions that Ohio State beat Iowa 20-10.
1956 NFL draftees
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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