American college football season
1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Jim Houston |
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Captain | Jim Houston |
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Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 26 | Duke* | No. 12 | | W 14–13 | 82,834 | [1] |
October 2 | at No. 11 USC* | No. 14 | | L 0–17 | 49,592 | |
October 10 | No. 20 Illinois | | | L 0–9 | 82,980 | |
October 17 | No. 6 Purdue | | | W 15–0 | 83,391 | |
October 24 | at No. 12 Wisconsin | No. 20 | | L 3–12 | 55,440 | |
October 31 | Michigan State | | | W 30–24 | 83,130 | |
November 7 | Indiana | | | T 0–0 | 82,075 | |
November 14 | No. 16 Iowa | | | L 7–16 | 82,126 | |
November 21 | at Michigan | | | L 14–23 | 90,093 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
Duke
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | • Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - Date: September 26
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,834
- Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | OSU | Ferguson 15 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 7–0 | | Q4 | | DUKE | Wilson 3 yard run (pass failed) | OSU 7–6 | | Q4 | | DUKE | McGee 1 yard run (Browning kick) | DUKE 7–13 | | Q4 | | OSU | Matte 22 yard pass to Bryant (Kilgore kick) | OSU 14–13 | |
USC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Southern California | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 17 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | | USC | Zachik 27 yard field goal | USC 0–3 | | Q2 | | USC | Charles 38 yard pass to Hayes (kick field) | USC 0–9 | | Q4 | | USC | Charles 4 yard run (Charles to Wilder pass good) | USC 0–17 | |
Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Illinois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - Date: October 10
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,980
- Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | ILL | Meyers 73 yard pass to Counts (kick failed) | ILL 0–6 | | Q4 | | ILL | Roberts 25 yard field goal | ILL 0–9 | |
Purdue
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Ohio State | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | - Date: October 17
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 83,391
- Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | OSU | Kilgore 36 yard field goal | OSU 3–0 | | Q2 | | OSU | Team safety | OSU 5–0 | | Q2 | | OSU | Fields punt return (Kilgore kick) | OSU 12–0 | | Q4 | | OSU | Kilgore 35 yard field goal | OSU 15–0 | |
Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Ohio State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | • Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | WIS | Hackbart 7 yard run (Holzwarth kick) | WIS 0–7 | | Q1 | | WIS | Team safety | WIS 0–9 | | Q1 | | OSU | Kilgore 27 yard field goal | WIS 3–9 | | Q4 | | WIS | Holzwarth 27 yard field goal | Wis 3–12 | |
Michigan State
Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - Date: November 7
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,075
- Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
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Ohio State: 127 yards total offense; 5 first downs; 8 punts for 333 yards; missed FGs from 58 and 50 yards
Indiana: 179 yards total offense; 11 first downs; 7 punts for 290 yards
Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Iowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - Date: MONTHDAY
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 82,126
- Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | IOWA | Hollis 13 yard pass to Whiskr (kick failed) | IOWA 0–6 | | Q1 | | OSU | Detrick 1 yard run (Kilgore kick) | OSU 7–6 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Moore 26 yard field goal | IOWA 7–9 | | Q4 | | IOWA | Mauren 4 yard run (Moore kick) | IOWA 7–16 | |
Michigan
Coaching staff
1960 pro draftees
References
- ^ "OSU's late TD beats Duke, 14–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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