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American college football season
The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 24 SMU * No. 20 W 24–082,496
October 1 USC * No. 9 W 20–083,204
October 8 at No. 4 Illinois No. 5 W 34–771,119
October 15 at Purdue No. 3 L 21–2446,284
October 22 No. 11 Wisconsin No. 9 W 34–783,246
October 29 at No. 10 Michigan State No. 8 W 21–1076,520
November 5 Indiana No. 5 W 36–781,530
November 12 at No. 5 Iowa No. 3 L 12–3557,900
November 19 Michigan No. 10 W 7–083,107
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
C
53
Bill Armstrong
So
QB
21
Michael Benis
Sr
E
88
Charles Bryant
Jr
C
52
Robert Butts
So
C
57
William Clymer
So
C
59
Michael Coburn
Jr
FB
32
Roger Detrick
Jr
HB
42
David Eckard
So
G
56
John Farrall
Sr
FB
46
Bob Ferguson
Jr
QB
24
Jerry Fields
Sr
OT
71
Alan Fiers
Sr
G
66
Charles Foreman
Jr
G
69
Rodney Foster
So
FB
33
David Francis
So
HB
35
William German
Sr
HB
47
Gary Hansley
Jr
HB
18
Van Allen Hardman
Jr
G
67
Gabriel Harlman
Sr
C
65
Oscar Hauer
Sr
HB
12
Richard Haupt
Jr
HB
45
Jim Herbstreit (C)
Sr
HB
14
Brice Hess
Jr
HB
28
William Hess
So
HB
49
Ronald Houck
Jr
G
64
Michael Ingram
Jr
OT
72
Charles Jentes
Sr
HB
16
Kenneth Johnson
So
FB
30
David Katternhenrich
So
HB
19
Robert Klein
So
OT
61
Raymond Krstolic
So
HB
48
Karl Kumler
So
HB
17
Howard Lambert
Jr
OT
70
Richard Laskoski
So
OT
60
Frederic Lehr
So
C
54
James Lindner
Sr
FB
36
Robert Lindner
So
QB
23
Robert Lister
Jr
HB
43
Richard Mangiamelle
So
E
91
Paul Martin
Jr
QB
41
Tom Matte
Sr
OT
74
James Matz
Sr
E
80
Robert Middleton
So
G
68
Gary Moeller
So
QB
26
Bill Mrukowski
So
QB
25
John Mummey
So
E
87
Tom Perdue
Jr
E
89
Elwood Rayford
So
OT
79
Robert Risch
So
OT
75
Jack Roberts
Jr
OT
76
Daryl Sanders
So
E
81
Larry Stephens
Jr
G
63
Aaron Swartz
So
E
85
Sam Tidmore
Jr
OT
78
George Tolford
Sr
OT
77
Jim Tyrer (C)
Sr
HB
44
Ed Ulmer
So
C
50
Jerry Vanscoy
So
C
51
Thomas Varner
Sr
OT
73
Robert Vogel
So
C
55
Don Vogelgesang
Sr
QB
22
Jack Wallace
Jr
C
58
Jene Watkins
Jr
HB
15
William Wentz
Sr
E
82
George Wittmer
Jr
G
62
Don Young
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
38
Stewart Baffer
So
K
20
Ben Jones
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2018-Dec-15
Game summaries
SMU
1
2 3 4 Total
SMU
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
7
14 3 0
24
Scoring summary Q1 1:24 OHST Bryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 7–0
Q2 13:16 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 :42 OHST Detrick 1 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 21–0
Q3 7:54 OHST Jones 30 yard field goal OHST 24–0
USC
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
USC
Passing
Ben Charles
4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT
Rushing
Ben Wilson
3 Rush, 29 Yds
Receiving
Marlin McKeever
1 Rec, 29 Yds
Ohio St
Passing
Tom Matte
6/11, 78 Yds, INT
Rushing
Bob Ferguson
20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD
Receiving
Charles Bryant
2 Rec, 28 Yds
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
USC
OSU
1
8:25
1
74
0:19
Ohio St
Ben Ferguson 74-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick no good (blocked)
0
6
2
4:36
8
57
4:10
Ohio St
Bob Ferguson 2-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good
0
13
4
4:36
9
75
4:12
Ohio St
Bob Ferguson 19-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good
0
20
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
0
20
At Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
13 14 7
34
Illinois
0
0 0 7
7
Scoring summary Q2 14:55 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0
Q2 :39 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0
Q3 14:34 OHST Wentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 20–0
Q3 5:23 OHST Matte 57 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 27–0
Q4 9:48 OHST Klein 42 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0
Q4 4:02 ILL Brown 3 yard run (Wood kick) OHST 34–7
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
14 7 0
21
• Purdue
7
7 10 0
24
Scoring summary Q1 11:25 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–7
Q2 11:05 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–14
Q2 8:34 OSU Ferguson 5 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 7–14
Q2 3:10 OSU Matte 31 yard pass to Perdue (Jones kick) TIED 14–14
Q3 9:08 PUR Allen 32 yard field goal PUR 14–17
Q3 2:14 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (Jones kick) OSU 17–21
Q3 0:02 PUR Jones 32 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 24–21
Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
7 0 0
7
• Ohio St
14
0 0 20
34
Date: October 21Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 83,246Game weather: Clear; 57 °F (14 °C); wind 10–15 mph SW
Scoring summary Q1 4:00 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 :54 OHST Ferguson 52 yard run (Young kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 1:27 WIS Wiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick) OHST 14–7
Q4 14:49 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 21–7
Q4 7:53 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 28–7
Q4 1:17 OHST Bryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed) OHST 34–7
At Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
14 7 0
21
Michigan St
0
3 0 7
10
Scoring summary Q2 9:04 OHST Klein 46 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0
Q2 3:07 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)n OHST 14–0
Q2 :55 MSU Brandstatter 25 yard field goal OHST 14–3
Q3 3:07 OHST Middleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 21–3
Q4 3:46 MSU Adderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick) OHST 21–10
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio St
7
20 7 2
36
Scoring summary Q1 9:51 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0
Q2 14:20 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 3:01 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked) OHST 20–0
Q2 :00 OHST Bryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 27–0
Q3 4:43 OHST Klein 4 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0
Q4 11:30 OHST Safety, punt snap out of end zone OHST 36–0
Q4 3:02 IND Quinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick) OHST 36–7
At Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
6 6 0
12
• Iowa
7
21 0 7
35
Scoring summary Q1 1:21 IOWA Williams 48 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 0–7
Q2 13:29 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–7
Q2 10:15 IOWA Hollis 12 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–14
Q1 5:30 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–21
Q2 0:37 IOWA Williams 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–28
Q3 13:00 OSU Matte 22 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 12–28
Q4 14:08 IOWA Ferguson 9 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 12–35
Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
0
0 0 7
7
Scoring summary Q4 12:55 OHST Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 7–0
1961 Pro draftees
References
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