American college football season
The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season . The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes . The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl .
The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to Iowa and Michigan . Going into the 1957 season fans had a feeling of rebuilding. The feeling was made stronger with an opening loss to unranked TCU . To make matters worse, Michigan State , Minnesota , Michigan and Iowa were all ranked in the Top 6 of the AP Poll Rankings while Ohio State would not be ranked until late October. Coach Hayes rallied the team every week and made them better following this loss.
The Buckeyes came back with a big win at Washington and victories over Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue, along with crushing victories over Indiana and Northwestern. A shocking Purdue upset over #2 Michigan State, a tie between Michigan and Iowa, and Minnesota’s unraveling season after a loss to Illinois continued to help the Buckeyes.
It was a late star performance by sophomore fullback Bob White against unbeaten Iowa that pushed the team even further. Trailing 13–10 and on their own 32-yard line, White ran on six of the eight plays for 66 out of the 68 yards, capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run.
A victory over Michigan moved Ohio State up to #2 in the AP, behind undefeated Auburn . However, the UPI Coaches' poll voted OSU #1 and Auburn #2 as the Tigers were on probation.[ 1]
In a hard fought Rose Bowl game , a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Webfoots .
Following the season's bowls, the Buckeyes were voted No. 1 by the Football Writers Association of America and awarded the Grantland Rice Award representative of the national championship.[ 2]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 28 TCU * L 14–1881,784 October 5 at Washington * W 35–736,328 October 12 Illinois NBC W 21–782,239 October 19 Indiana W 56–078,348 October 26 at Wisconsin No. 12 W 16–1351,051 November 2 Northwestern No. 8 W 47–679,635 November 9 Purdue No. 6 W 20–779,177 November 16 No. 5 Iowa No. 6 W 17–1382,935 November 23 at No. 19 Michigan No. 3 W 31–14101,001 [ 3] January 1, 1958 vs. Oregon * No. 2 NBC W 10–798,202 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
1
2 3 4 Total
• TCU
6
6 6 0
18
Ohio State
7
7 0 0
14
Date: September 28Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 81,784Game weather: Clear, 62 °F (17 °C) Scoring summary Q1 TCU Lasater 7 yard run (kick failed) TCU 0–6 Q1 OSU LeBeau 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 7–6 Q2 TCU Shofner 90 yard punt return (kick failed) TCU 7–12 Q2 OSU Clark 2 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 14–12 Q3 TCU Spikes 16 yard run (kick failed) TCU 14–18
Team Statistics
Stat
Ohio State
TCU
Pass Atts.
3
3
Pass Comps.
2
0
Pass Yards
20
0
Yds./Pass
10
0
Rush Atts.
62
54
Rush Yards
242
184
Yds./Rush
3.9
3.4
Total Yards
262
184
Fumbles Lost
2
1
INTs Lost
0
1
Total Turnovers
2
2
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
0
7 14 14
35
Washington
0
7 0 0
7
Scoring summary Q2 WASH Dunn 1 yard run (Dunn kick) WASH 7–0 Q2 OHST Kremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 OHST Sutherin 81 yard punt return (Sutherin kick) OHST 14–7 Q3 OHST Cisco 7 yard run (Sutherin kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 OHST LeBeau 9 yard pass from Clark (Sutherin kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 OHST Connazino 1 yard run (Spychalski kick) OHST 35–7
[ 5]
1
2 3 4 Total
Illinois
0
0 7 0
7
• Ohio State
7
0 7 7
21
Date: October 12Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,239Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C) Scoring summary Q1 OSU Clark 9 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 7–0 Q3 ILL Haller 58 yard pass to Kreitling (Haller kick) TIED 7–7 Q3 OSU Kremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 14–7 Q4 OSU Kremblas 6 yard pass to Sutherin (Sutherin kick) OSU 21–7
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio State
14
23 12 7
56
Date: October 19Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 78,348Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
13
0 3 0
16
Wisconsin
13
0 0 0
13
[ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
0 0 6
6
• Ohio State
6
14 13 14
47
Date: November 2Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 79,635Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
[ 8]
1
2 3 4 Total
Purdue
6
0 7 0
13
• Ohio State
3
7 0 7
17
Date: November 16Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,935Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C) Scoring summary Q1 OSU Sutherin 18 y ard field goal OSU 3–0 Q1 IOWA Duncan 8 yard pass to Prescott (kick failed) IOWA 3–6 Q2 OSU Kremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 10–6 Q3 IOWA Duncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick) IOWA 10–13 Q4 OSU White 5 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 17–13
[ 9]
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
6
0 7 0
13
• Ohio State
3
7 0 7
17
Date: November 16Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 82,935Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C) Scoring summary Q1 OSU Sutherin 18 yard field goal OSU 3–0 Q1 IOWA Duncan 8 yard pass to Prescott (kick failed) IOWA 6–3 Q2 OSU Kremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 10–6 Q3 IOWA Duncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick) IOWA 13–10 Q4 OSU White 5 yard run (Sutherin kick) OSU 17–13
[ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
3 14 7
31
Michigan
7
7 0 0
14
Scoring summary 1 MICH Jim Pace 16-yard run (Jim Van Pelt kick)MICH 7-0 1 OSU Dick LeBeau 5-yard run (Don Sutherin kick)Tied 7-7 2 OSU Don Sutherin 32-yard field goal OSU 10-7 2 MICH Brad Myers 25-yard pass from Jim Van Pelt (Jim Van Pelt kick) MICH 14-10 3 OSU Dick LeBeau 8-yard run (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 17-14 3 OSU Frank Kremblas 16-yard run (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 24-14 4 OSU Joe Cannavino 13 yard lateral from Frank Kremblas (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 31-14
Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury.[ 11] [ 12]
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
0 0 3
10
Oregon
0
7 0 0
7
Aurealius Thomas , G
Aurealius Thomas, G
Bill Jobko , G
^ "Auburn Barred From Bowl Games, Placed on Probation by S.E.C.," Charleston Gazette , February 14, 1956, p13
^ Written at New York City . "Ohio State Is Winner Of Grantland Rice Award" . The Buffalo News Buffalo . International News Service . January 4, 1958. Retrieved June 10, 2024 . The Buckeyes received two of the five first-place votes in the balloting conducted by Look Magazine . In the voting by a five-man panel, Ohio State got eight points to five apiece for Auburn, Navy, and Michigan State. ^ Tommy Devine (November 24, 1957). "M at Its Best, But Bucks Better, 31-14" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Washington Buried by Ohio State, 35-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1957 Oct 6. Retrieved 2015-Jan-05.
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General Lindy's (2002), A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1 , p. 76
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore Media People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1936–1949 1950s 1960s
1960 Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF ) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961 Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962 USC 1963 Texas 1964 Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965 Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966 Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967 USC 1968 Ohio State 1969 Texas 1970s 1980–1991
Western Conference Big Ten Big Nine Big Ten National championships in bold
