1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1960 record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
Captain	Jim Herbstreit
Captain	Jim Tyrer
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 79,658)

1960 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota §	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#3 Iowa §	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#8 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
#15 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#19 Purdue	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1960-1961. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	SMU*	#20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 24–0	82,496
October 1	USC*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 20–0	83,204
October 8	at #4 Illinois	#5	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 34–7	71,119
October 15	at Purdue	#3	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 21–24	46,284
October 22	#11 Wisconsin	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 34–7	83,246
October 29	at #10 Michigan State	#8	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 21–10	76,520
November 5	Indiana	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 36–7	81,530
November 12	at #5 Iowa	#3	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 12–35	57,900
November 19	Michigan	#10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	W 7–0	83,107
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total SMU 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 7 14 3 0 24 Date: September 24 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 82,496

Scoring summary Q1 1:24 OHST Bryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 13:16 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 :42 OHST Detrick 1 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 21–0 Q3 7:54 OHST Jones 30 yard field goal OHST 24–0

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USC

1 2 3 4 Total USC 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 6 7 0 7 20 Date: October 1 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 83,204

Scoring summary Q1 8:25 OHST Ferguson 74 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 4:36 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0 Q4 4:36 OHST Ferguson 19 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 20–0

• Bob Ferguson 20 Rush, 157 Yds

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Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 13 14 7 34 Illinois 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 8 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Game attendance: 71,119

Scoring summary Q2 14:55 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 :39 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0 Q3 14:34 OHST Wentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 20–0 Q3 5:23 OHST Matte 57 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q4 9:48 OHST Klein 42 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 4:02 ILL Brown 3 yard run (Wood kick) OHST 34–7

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Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 0 0 20 34 Date: October 21 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 83,246 Game weather: Clear; 57°F; wind 10–15 SW

Scoring summary Q1 4:00 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 :54 OHST Ferguson 52 yard run (Young kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 1:27 WIS Wiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick) OHST 14–7 Q4 14:49 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 7:53 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 1:17 OHST Bryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed) OHST 34–7

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Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 14 7 0 21 Michigan St 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 29 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 76,520 Game weather: Cloudy; 60°F; wind 12 SE

Scoring summary Q2 9:04 OHST Klein 46 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:07 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)n OHST 14–0 Q2 :55 MSU Brandstatter 25 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 3:07 OHST Middleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 21–3 Q4 3:46 MSU Adderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick) OHST 21–10

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Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio St 7 20 7 2 36 Date: November 5 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 81,530 Game weather: Cloudy; 42°F

Scoring summary Q1 9:51 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:20 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 3:01 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked) OHST 20–0 Q2 :00 OHST Bryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q3 4:43 OHST Klein 4 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 11:30 OHST Safety, punt snap out of end zone OHST 36–0 Q4 3:02 IND Quinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick) OHST 36–7

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Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 19 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 83,107 Game weather: Cloudy; 41°F

Scoring summary Q4 12:55 OHST Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0

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Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 10th year

1961 Pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tom Matte	NFL	1	7	Running Back	Baltimore Colts
Tom Matte	AFL	5	37	Running Back	New York Titans
Jim Tyrer	AFL	3	22	Tackle	Dallas Texans
Jim Tyrer	NFL	14	188	Tackle	Chicago Bears
Jerry Fields	NFL	13	179	Linebacker	New York Giants
Ernie Wright	NFL	15	200	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
George Tolford	NFL	18	241	Tackle	Washington Redskins
Mike Ingram	NFL	20	269	Guard	Washington Redskins

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players

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