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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Game summaries 2.1 Duke 2.2 USC 2.3 Illinois 2.4 Purdue 2.5 Wisconsin 2.6 Michigan State 2.7 Indiana 2.8 Iowa 2.9 Michigan 3 Coaching staff 4 1960 pro draftees 5 References

1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (9th season)
MVP	Jim Houston
Captain	Jim Houston
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.6Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
No.13Illinois	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Duke*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 14–13	82,834	^[1]
October 2	at No. 11USC*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–17	49,592
October 10	No. 20Illinois		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 0–9	82,980
October 17	No. 6Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 15–0	83,391
October 24	at No. 12Wisconsin	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 3–12	55,440
October 31	Michigan State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 30–24	83,130
November 7	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 0–0	82,075
November 14	No. 16Iowa		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–16	82,126
November 21	atMichigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 14–23	90,093
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[edit]

Duke[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	0	0	0	13	13
• Ohio State	7	0	0	7	14

Date: September 26
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,834
Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	OSU	Ferguson 15 yard run (Kilgore kick)	OSU 7–0

Q4	DUKE	Wilson 3 yard run (pass failed)	OSU 7–6

Q4	DUKE	McGee 1 yard run (Browning kick)	DUKE 7–13

Q4	OSU	Matte 22 yard pass to Bryant (Kilgore kick)	OSU 14–13

USC[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0
• Southern California	0	9	0	8	17

Date: October 2
Location: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game attendance: 49,592
Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)

Scoring summary

Q2	USC	Zachik 27 yard field goal	USC 0–3

Q2	USC	Charles 38 yard pass to Hayes (kick field)	USC 0–9

Q4	USC	Charles 4 yard run (Charles to Wilder pass good)	USC 0–17

Illinois[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Illinois	6	0	0	3	9
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,980
Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	ILL	Meyers 73 yard pass to Counts (kick failed)	ILL 0–6

Q4	ILL	Roberts 25 yard field goal	ILL 0–9

Purdue[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio State	3	9	0	3	15

Date: October 17
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 83,391
Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	OSU	Kilgore 36 yard field goal	OSU 3–0

Q2	OSU	Team safety	OSU 5–0

Q2	OSU	Fields punt return (Kilgore kick)	OSU 12–0

Q4	OSU	Kilgore 35 yard field goal	OSU 15–0

Wisconsin[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	3	0	0	3
• Wisconsin	9	3	0	0	12

Date: October 24
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 55,440
Game weather: Rain, wind 30-40 mph, 39 °F (4 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	WIS	Hackbart 7 yard run (Holzwarth kick)	WIS 0–7

Q1	WIS	Team safety	WIS 0–9

Q1	OSU	Kilgore 27 yard field goal	WIS 3–9

Q4	WIS	Holzwarth 27 yard field goal	Wis 3–12

Michigan State[edit]

Indiana[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,075
Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)

Scoring summary

Ohio State: 127 yards total offense; 5 first downs; 8 punts for 333 yards; missed FGs from 58 and 50 yards

Indiana: 179 yards total offense; 11 first downs; 7 punts for 290 yards

Iowa[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	0	0	0	7
• Ohio State	6	0	0	10	16

Date: MONTHDAY
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 82,126
Game weather: Cloudy, 37 °F (3 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	IOWA	Hollis 13 yard pass to Whiskr (kick failed)	IOWA 0–6

Q1	OSU	Detrick 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)	OSU 7–6

Q4	IOWA	Moore 26 yard field goal	IOWA 7–9

Q4	IOWA	Mauren 4 yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 7–16

Michigan[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 9th year

1960 pro draftees[edit]

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Jim Houston	NFL	1	8	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Jim Marshall	NFL	4	44	Defensive End	Cleveland Browns
Bob White	NFL	8	91	Fullback	Cleveland Browns

References[edit]

^ "OSU's late TD beats Duke, 14–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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