1955_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team
1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
American college football season
The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.
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Big Ten champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 7–2 (6–0 Big Ten) |
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MVP | Howard Cassady |
Captain | Fran Machinsky, Ken Vargo |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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No. 5 Ohio State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Nebraska* | No. 6 | W 28–20 | 80,171 | ||
October 1 | at Stanford* | No. 8 | L 0–6 | 28,000 | ||
October 8 | Illinois |
| W 27–12 | 82,407 | ||
October 15 | No. 11 Duke* | No. 14 |
| L 14–20 | 82,254 | [1] |
October 22 | at No. 15 Wisconsin | W 26–16 | 53,529 | |||
October 29 | Northwestern | No. 15 |
| W 49–0 | 82,214 | |
November 5 | Indiana | No. 11 |
| W 20–13 | 80,730 | |
November 12 | No. 20 Iowa | No. 10 |
| W 20–10 | 82,701 | |
November 19 | at No. 6 Michigan | No. 9 | W 17–0 | 97,369 | ||
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Stanford
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Illinois
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Duke
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Wisconsin
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Northwestern
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Indiana
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- Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 5th year
- 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.
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
Howard Cassady | 1 | 3 | Halfback | Detroit Lions |
Fran Machinsky | 4 | 41 | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
Ken Vargo | 9 | 106 | Center | Chicago Bears |
Jerry Harkrader | 22 | 261 | Back | New York Giants |
- "Ohio State beaten by Duke, 20–14, Bucks blow lead". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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