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1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (7th season)
MVP	Claude White
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.1Minnesota $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No.3Michigan	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No.8Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored 99–113.

Ohio State was ranked at No. 18 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 30–7	52,877	^[2]
October 5	Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 17–14	54,556	^[3]
October 12	atNorthwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 3–6	42,000	^[4]^[5]
October 19	No. 7Minnesota	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–13	63,199	^[6]
October 26	at No. 1Cornell*		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–21	34,500	^[7]
November 2	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 21–6	56,667	^[8]
November 16	atIllinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 14–6	15,571	^[9]
November 23	No. 7Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 0–40	73,648	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff[edit]

Francis Schmidt, head coach, seventh year

1941 NFL draftees[edit]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Don Scott	1	9	Back	Chicago Bears
Jim Langhurst	10	89	Back	Brooklyn Dodgers
Claude White	15	132	Center	Chicago Cardinals
Jimmy Strausbaugh	20	186	Halfback	Green Bay Packers

References[edit]

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Ohio State Crushes Pittsburgh Eleven, 30-7; Maag, Langhurst Stand Out for Big 10 Champs". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. September 29, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Howell, Fritz (October 6, 1940). "Ohio State Barely Beats Purdue". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. p. 8S. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Irving Vaughan (October 13, 1940). "N.U. Halts Ohio, 6-3: De Correvont Goes Over After 2 Purple Marches Fall Short". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Dunkley, Charles (October 13, 1940). "DeCorrevont Hero As Wildcats Nip Ohio State, 6-3". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. p. 20. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Howell, Fritz (October 20, 1940). "Gophers Ruin Buck Title Hopes, 13-7". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Cornell's Last Minute Drive Defeats Ohio State in Thrilling Battle". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Indiana Beaten; Purdue Victor". The Courier-Journal. United Press. November 3, 1940. p. 5:4. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Dunkley, Charles (November 17, 1940). "Scott Sparks Scarlet To 14-6 Win Over Illini". The South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. p. 2:1. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Ohio State Is Outclassed By Michigan". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. November 24, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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