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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Roster 3 Game summaries 3.1 SMU 3.2 USC 3.3 At Illinois 3.4 Purdue 3.5 Wisconsin 3.6 At Michigan State 3.7 Indiana 3.8 At Iowa 3.9 Michigan 4 1961 Pro draftees 5 References

1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (10th season)
MVP	Tom Matte
Captain	Jim Herbstreit, Jim Tyrer
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.1Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No.3Iowa +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No.8Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No.15Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No.19Purdue	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	SMU*	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 24–0	82,496
October 1	USC*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–0	83,204
October 8	at No. 4Illinois	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 34–7	71,119
October 15	atPurdue	No. 3	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 21–24	46,284
October 22	No. 11Wisconsin	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 34–7	83,246
October 29	at No. 10Michigan State	No. 8	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 21–10	76,520
November 5	Indiana	No. 5	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 36–7	81,530
November 12	at No. 5Iowa	No. 3	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–35	57,900
November 19	Michigan	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 7–0	83,107
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`38`	Stewart Baffer	So
K	`20`	Ben Jones	So

Head coach

Woody Hayes

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lyal Clark
Ernie Godfrey
Gordon Larson
Esco Sarkkinen
Bo Schembechler
Gene Slaughter
(Backfield)
Harry Strobel

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-Dec-15

Game summaries

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SMU

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	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	7	14	3	0	24

Date: September 24
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 82,496

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

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USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio St	6	7	0	7	20

atOhio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 1, 1960
Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 83,204
Box Score

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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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	13	14	7	34
Illinois	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 8
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Game attendance: 71,119

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

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Purdue

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	14	7	0	21
• Purdue	7	7	10	0	24

Date: October 15
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette IN
Game weather: Cloudy, wind NW 11-12 mph, 66 °F (19 °C)

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

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio St	14	0	0	20	34

Date: October 21
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 83,246
Game 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

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At Michigan State

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	14	7	0	21
Michigan St	0	3	0	7	10

Date: October 29
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Game attendance: 76,520
Game weather: Cloudy; 60 °F (16 °C); wind 12 mph SE

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

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Indiana

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	7	7
• Ohio St	7	20	7	2	36

Date: November 5
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 81,530
Game weather: Cloudy; 42 °F (6 °C)

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

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At Iowa

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	6	6	0	12
• Iowa	7	21	0	7	35

Date: November 12
Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 57,900
Game weather: Clear, wind S 10 mph, 55 °F (13 °C)

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

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 19
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 83,107
Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C)

Scoring summary

Q4	12:55	OHST	Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick)	OHST 7–0

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1961 Pro draftees

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Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Tom Matte	NFL	1	7	Running back	Baltimore Colts
Tom Matte	AFL	5	37	Running back	New York Titans
Jim Tyrer	AFL	3	22	Tackle	Dallas Texans
Jim Tyrer	NFL	14	188	Tackle	Chicago Bears
Jerry Fields	NFL	13	179	Linebacker	New York Giants
Ernie Wright	NFL	15	200	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
George Tolford	NFL	18	241	Tackle	Washington Redskins
Mike Ingram	NFL	20	269	Guard	Washington Redskins

References

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^ "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.

^ "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.

^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

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