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1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGordon Appleby
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.5Purdue + 6 0 0 9 0 0
    No.3Michigan + 6 0 0 8 1 0
    No.9Northwestern 5 1 0 6 2 0
    Indiana 2 3 1 4 4 2
    Minnesota 2 3 0 5 4 0
    Illinois 2 4 0 3 7 0
    Ohio State 1 4 0 3 6 0
    Wisconsin 1 6 0 1 9 0
    Iowa 0 4 1 1 6 1
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

    In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ohio State ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 99.3.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 25Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 13–2823,496[2]
    October 2Missouri*
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 27–627,525
    October 9at No. 12Great Lakes Navy*No. 18
    • Ross Field
  • North Chicago, IL
  • L 6–1322,000
    October 16vs. No. 5Purdue
  • Cleveland, OH
  • L 7-3041,509
    October 23No. 17Northwestern
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 0–1337,243
    October 30Indiana
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 14–2025,458
    November 6atPittsburgh*
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • W 46–630,000[3]
    November 13Illinois
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)
  • W 29–2636,331
    November 20at No. 4Michigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • L 7–4539,139
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP18

    Coaching staff[edit]

    1944 NFL draftees[edit]

    Player Round Pick Position NFL club
    Paul Sarringhaus 9 80 Halfback Philadelphia Eagles
    Bob Shaw 10 97 End Cleveland Rams
    Lin Houston 11 106 Guard Chicago Bears
    Charley Csuri 16 154 Tackle Chicago Cardinals

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Keck, Harry (November 7, 1943). "Ohio State Runs Over Pitt, 46–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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