1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
| 1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 6–3 (5–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Vic Janowicz |
| Captain | Henry Bill Trautwein |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| No. 9 Michigan $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record. The season finale against Michigan was the infamous game later known as the Snow Bowl as the teams combined for 45 punts in wintry weather. Ohio State outscored their opponents, 286–111, on the season, but head coach Wes Fesler's record against Michigan fell to 0–3–1.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | No. 10 SMU* | No. 11 | L 27–32 | 80,672 | [1] | |
| October 7 | Pittsburgh* |
| W 41–7 | 73,137 | [2] | |
| October 14 | at Indiana | No. 12 | W 26–14 | 29,000 | ||
| October 21 | at Minnesota | No. 9 | W 48–0 | 52,115 | ||
| October 28 | Iowa | No. 6 |
| W 83–21 | 82,174 | |
| November 4 | at Northwestern | No. 4 | W 32–0 | 50,000 | ||
| November 11 | No. 15 Wisconsin | No. 2 |
| W 19–14 | 81,535 | |
| November 18 | at No. 8 Illinois | No. 1 | L 7–14 | 71,119 | ||
| November 25 | Michigan | No. 8 | L 3–9 | 50,503 | [3] | |
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Coaching staff
[edit]- Wes Fesler, head coach, fourth year
Awards and honors
[edit]1951 NFL draftees
[edit]| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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| Bob Momsen | 7 | 80 | Middle Guard | Detroit Lions |
| Bill Miller | 26 | 305 | Tackle | Green Bay Packers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mustang aerial barrage shells Buckeyes, 32–27". Omaha World-Herald. October 1, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Janowicz One Man Show For Ohio". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 8, 1950. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 Snow Bowl".
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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