1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1935 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record with a 5–0 mark in Big Ten Conference play. Ohio State won their first Big Ten title in 15 years, outscoring opponents 237–57.

1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1935 record7–1 (5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 0 0  8 0 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 0 0  7 1 0
Purdue 3 3 0  4 4 0
Indiana 2 2 1  4 3 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 3 1  4 3 1
No. 18 Iowa 1 2 2  4 2 2
Chicago 2 3 0  4 4 0
Michigan 2 3 0  4 4 0
Illinois 1 4 0  3 5 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0  1 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from UP Sports Writers

On November 23, 1935, Ohio State defeated Michigan, 38-0, at Michigan Stadium. It remains the worst defeat for a Michigan team in the history of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry. Michigan was held to 12 rushing yards and 73 passing yards. Richard Heekin scored two touchdowns for Ohio State. Tippy Dye returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown. Johnny Bettridge and Frank Boucher also scored touchdowns for the Buckeyes.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 5Kentucky*W 19–656,686
October 12Drake*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 85–728,927
October 19Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–742,335
October 26at IndianaW 28–615,000
November 2Notre Dame*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 13–1881,018
November 9at ChicagoW 20–1315,000
November 16Illinois
W 6–043,921
November 23at MichiganW 38–053,322
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

1936 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Gomer Jones215CenterChicago Cardinals
Dick Heekin872BackNew York Giants

References


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