One week later, the Buckeyes clinched the National Championship with a 41-12 win over the Iowa Seahawks. Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio Last School Summit Country Day. The Wolverines, who had beaten Notre Dame a week earlier, were a heavy favorites, but the Buckeyes dazzled the Maize and Blue with three passing touchdowns and prevailed 21-7. View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View not selected Toggle Table View not selected. A week later, they pounded Illinois to set up a showdown with the Michigan Wolverines. The Buckeyes rebounded from the loss with a 59-19 dismantling of the Pittsburgh Panthers. OSU narrowly avoided a shutout with a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Sarringhaus. In that game, Wisconsin All-Americans Elroy Hirsch, Marlin Harder and Dave Schreiner dominated the Buckeyes, with Hirsch and Harder combining for 212 yards and 11 points. 29, 1990, with Cooper having two weeks to prepare. OSU rolled to easy wins over USC, Purdue and Northwestern before making the trip to Madison for the battle with the Badgers. The Trojans had clobbered Ohio State the previous season and revenge was on the minds of all OSU fans on Sept. Fekete rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Buckeyes back from a 21-19 third-period deficit to the victory. Ohio State battled Big Ten rival Indiana the next week, grabbing a 32-21 victory in front of the home crowd. OSU poured it on in the second half with 20 points in both the third and fourth quarters. The Buckeyes had 19 first downs to only one for Ft. 2009 Roster Player Position Height Weight Birthday Hometown High School 1: Daniel Boom Herron: TB: 510' 205: : Warren, OH: Harding. Fekete and Dick Palmer scored two touchdowns each as the Buckeyes rolled up 440 yards rushing to -14 for the service squad. 1999 Football Roster 1998 Football Roster 1997 Football Roster 1996 Football Roster 1995 Football Roster 1994 Football Roster. 1989 Football Roster 1988 Football Roster 1987 Football Roster 1986 Football Roster 1985 Football Roster 1984 Football Roster Search for: 28 Bill Seach. OSU opened the season with a 59-0 pasting of Fort Knox. 1990 Football Roster 1980’s Football Rosters.

The amazingly talented team rolled through the regular season with only a single blemish (a 17-7 loss to Wisconsin) and finished the season ranked No. Record: 9-4 (20th of 107) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 14th in the Final AP poll. On defense, George Lynn and Tom James each ranked among the Top 10 in the Big Ten with five interceptions. Fekete led the Big Ten in scoring with 92 points, while Sarringhaus was second with 72. Fullbacks Gene Fekete and Paul Sarringhaus were among the conference’s leaders in rushing with 916 and 672 yards, respectively. The defense, on the other hand, allowed only 114 points and held its opponents to seven or fewer points four times in the 10-game season.Įnd Robert Shaw, tackle Chuck Csuri and guard Lindel Houston earned All-America honors, and seven players earned all-Big Ten honors. It was an amazing squad that grabbed the National Title in 1942 with an overwhelming offense and a smothering defense.Ĭoached by Hall of Famer Paul Brown, the offense averaged 33.7 points per game while piling up 281.2 rushing yards per game and 5.2 yards per carry.

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