1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Michigan 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Francis Schmidt, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3NYU*
W 60–072,948[2]
October 10Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–671,714[3]
October 17at Northwestern
L 13–1435,000[4]
October 24Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 7–044,410[5]
October 31at Notre Dame*
L 2–755,000[6]
November 7Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 44–037,226[7]
November 14at Illinois
W 13–019,465[8]
November 21MichiganNo. 18
W 21–056,277[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1937 NFL draftees[edit]

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Charley Hamrick 2 17 Tackle Detroit Lions
Inwood Smith 5 50 Guard Cleveland Rams
Merle Wendt 6 59 End Green Bay Packers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1936 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "State wins by 60–0 score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1936. Retrieved June 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pitt defeats Ohio State, 6–0 on long run". Wisconsin State Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northwestern comes from behind to conquer Ohio State, 14 to 13". Springfield News-Sun. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio State conquers Indiana gridmen, 7 to 0". The Indianapolis Star. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Inspired Irish batter O.S.U." Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buckeyes beat Chicago squad in 44–0 game". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Powerful Ohio State smashes Illini, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ohio State's passes click". Morning World-Herald. November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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