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1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Nine co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–14 vs. California
Conference Big Nine Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record7–1–2 (4–1–1 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVP Jack Lininger
CaptainA. Jack Wilson
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
Seasons
←  1948
1950 →
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1–2 record to win a share of the Big Ten Conference title and win their first Rose Bowl against California.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24 Missouri*
W 35–3466,510
October 1 Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–770,568
October 8at No. 8 USC*No. 11
T 13–1362,877
October 15No. 5 MinnesotaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–2782,111
October 22at Wisconsin
W 21–045,000
October 29 NorthwesternNo. 18
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–781,872
November 5at Pittsburgh*No. 11
W 14–1054,789
November 12 IllinoisNo. 11
W 30–1781,805
November 19at No. 5 MichiganNo. 7
T 7–797,239
January 2, 1950vs. No. 2 California*No. 5
W 17–14100,963
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
Week
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Game summaries

USC

Coaching staff

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Statistics

  • Rushing: Gerald Krall 128 attempts, 606 yards, 4 TD
  • Passing: Pandel Savic 35/84, 581 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT
  • Receiving: Ray Hamilton 15 receptions, 347 yards
  • Points: Fred Morrison 54 points (9 TD)

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Awards and honors

1950 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Fred "Curly" Morrison 1 10 Fullback Chicago Bears
Jack Jennings 2 21 Tackle Chicago Cardinals
Dick O'Hanlon 8 105 Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Wilson 11 135 Tackle Detroit Lions
Bill Trautwein 14 181 Tackle Los Angeles Rams
Jim Hague 22 287 End Philadelphia Eagles
George Mattey 23 290 Guard Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  2. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  3. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  4. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
  5. ^ 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015


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