1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record6–2 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRalph Wolf
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents 125–23.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25TCU*
W 14–068,291
October 2Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–049,643
October 9at USC*
L 12–1365,000
October 23No. 7 NorthwesternNo. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–067,521
October 30at ChicagoNo. 8
W 39–010,000
November 6IndianaNo. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1047,056
November 13Illinois
W 19–041,921
November 20at MichiganNo. 19
W 21–056,766
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1938 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Jim A. McDonald 1 2 Back Philadelphia Eagles
Gust Zarnas 5 40 Guard Chicago Bears
Dick Nardi 8 66 Back Detroit Lions
Charles Ream 9 71 Tackle Cleveland Rams
Ralph Wolf 10 86 Center Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ McLemore, Henry (September 26, 1937). "Ohio State Defeats TCU 14-0". The Hammond Times. p. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Burick, Simon (October 3, 1937). "Ohio State Overpowers Purdue, 13-0". Dayton Daily News. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wagoner, Ronald (October 10, 1937). "Scarlet Wave Stemmed as Trojans Eke Out 13-12 Victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B3. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Erases Northwestern From Unbeaten List". Sunday Times Signal. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 1:11. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio State Tramples Chicago, 39-0". Springfield News-Sun. Associated Press. October 31, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Devine, Tommy (November 7, 1937). "Indiana Wins From Ohio By 10-0 Margin". The Hammond Times. p. 19. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bertine, Bert (November 14, 1937). "Ohio Downs Illinois". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. p. 33. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Stauter, George (November 21, 1937). "Ohio State Conquers Michigan, 21-0". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. Associated Press. p. 34. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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