1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record6–3 (4–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Jacoby
Captains
  • George Jacoby
  • Robert Joslin
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Michigan State +5–1–09–1–0
No. 7 Illinois +5–1–07–1–1
No. 15 Wisconsin4–1–16–2–1
Ohio State4–3–06–3–0
Minnesota3–3–14–4–1
No. 20 Michigan3–3–06–3–0
No. 9 Iowa3–3–05–3–1
Purdue2–4–02–7–0
Indiana1–5–02–7–0
Northwestern0–6–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

1953 was the first year that Big Ten co-champion Michigan State competed in the league. The game against Michigan State was Ohio State's third all-time meeting with them and their first game against the Spartans as conference-mates.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26IndianaNo. 7W 36–1275,898
October 3at California*No. 6W 33–1947,000
October 10IllinoisNo. 3
L 20–4181,745
October 17at Penn*No. 17W 12–644,270[2]
October 24at WisconsinW 20–1952,819
October 31Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–1380,562
November 7No. 5 Michigan StateNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 13–2882,328[3]
November 14Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–677,465
November 21at MichiganL 0–2087,048
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1954 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
George Jacoby665TackleNew York Giants
Mike Takacs13147GuardGreen Bay Packers
Bob Myers22256TackleBaltimore Colts
George Rosso25296Defensive BackWashington Redskins

References

  1. ↑ "Michigan State vs. Ohio State Full Games List". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ Schlemmer, Jim (October 18, 1953). "Ohio State: One Good Quarter Beats Penn, 12-6". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ George S. Alderton (November 8, 1953). "Bolden Leads Way Over Ohio State: Spartans Put Across 28-13 Win". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 61 – via Newspapers.com.