1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record6–3 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJoe Whisler
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1948 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record, but lost to Michigan in the season finale. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 184–94, on the season.

Though unranked in the final

AP Poll, Ohio State was ranked at No. 9 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Missouri*
W 21–757,042[2]
October 2USC*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–075,102[3]
October 9IowaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1463,394[4]
October 16at Indiana
W 17–032,000[5]
October 23Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–3276,677[6]
October 30at No. 9 Northwestern
L 7–2147,000[7]
November 6Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 41–068,966[8]
November 13at
Illibuck Trophy)
W 34–765,732[9]
November 20No. 1 MichiganNo. 18
L 3–1382,754[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP11—————1817—

Coaching staff

1949 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Gerry Krall
 6 59 Defensive back Chicago Bears
Jack Lininger 21 202 Linebacker Detroit Lions

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