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1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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American college football season
1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record7–2 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHoward Cassady
CaptainFran Machinsky, Ken Vargo
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Nebraska *No. 6W 28–2080,171
October 1at Stanford *No. 8L 0–628,000
October 8Illinois
W 27–1282,407
October 15No. 11 Duke *No. 14
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2082,254[1]
October 22at No. 15 Wisconsin W 26–1653,529
October 29Northwestern No. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–082,214
November 5Indiana No. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–1380,730
November 12No. 20 Iowa No. 10
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–1082,701
November 19at No. 6 Michigan No. 9W 17–097,369
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Nebraska

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Nebraska
Pass Atts. 3 26
Pass Comps. 1 11
Pass Yards 17 189
Yds./Pass 17.0 17.2
Rush Atts. 61 36
Rush Yards 321 138
Yds./Rush 5.3 3.8
Total Yards 338 327
Fumbles Lost 1 3
Interceptions 0 1
Total Turnovers 1 4

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Nebraska 6 770 20
• Ohio State 7 7140 28
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,171
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1OSUCassady 14 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 7–0
Q1NEBErway 9 yard rush (Erway kick failed)OSU 7–6
Q2OSUCassady 10 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 14–6
Q2NEBEdwards 87 yard int. return (Erway kick)OSU 14–13
Q3OSUCassady 1 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 21–13
Q3NEBWilliams 11 yard pass from Erway (Plum kick)OSU 21–20
Q3OSUEllwood 1 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 28–20


Stanford

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Team Statistics
Statistic Stanford Ohio State
Pass Atts. 13 12
Pass Comps. 6 5
Pass Yards 66 41
Yds./Pass 11.0 8.2
Rush Atts. 41 57
Rush Yards 152 187
Yds./Rush 3.7 3.3
Total Yards 218 228
Fumbles Lost 1 1
Interceptions 0 1
Total Turnovers 1 2

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Ohio State 0 000 0
• Stanford 6 000 6
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Stanford Stadium
  • Game attendance: 28,000
  • Game weather: Fair
Scoring summary
Q4STANCameka 1 yard pass from Gustafson (Raftery kick failed)STAN 6–0

Illinois

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Illinois
Pass Atts. 9 15
Pass Comps. 4 7
Pass Yards 17 175
Yds./Pass 4.3 25.0
Rush Atts. 55 51
Rush Yards 334 196
Yds./Rush 6.1 3.8
Total Yards 351 371
Fumbles Lost 0 2
Interceptions 0 1
Total Turnovers 0 3

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Illinois 6 006 12
• Ohio State 13 077 27
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,407
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1ILLLindbeck 1 yard rush (kick failed)ILL 0–6
Q1OSUCassady 18 yard rush (Kriss kick failed)tie 6–6
Q1OSUMichael 15 yard pass from Ellwood (Kriss kick)OSU 13–6
Q3OSUEllwood 3 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 20–6
Q4OSUCassady 4 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 27–6
Q4ILLStout 1 yard run (kick failed)OSU 27–12

Duke

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Duke
Pass Atts. 10 13
Pass Comps. 2 9
Pass Yards 27 125
Yds./Pass 13.5 13.9
Rush Atts. 34 65
Rush Yards 138 218
Yds./Rush 4.1 3.4
Total Yards 165 343
Fumbles Lost 4 3
Interceptions 2 1
Total Turnovers 6 4

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• Duke 0 776 20
Ohio State 7 700 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Elapsed time: October 15
  • Game attendance: 82,254
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1OSURoseboro 45 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 7–0
Q2DUKEBlaney 5 yard pass from Pascal (Nelson kick)tie 7–7
Q2OSUCassady 38 yard punt return (Kriss kick)OSU 14–7
Q3DUKEPascal 1 yard rush (Nelson kick)tie 14–14
Q4DUKEJurgenson 1 yard run (kick failed)DUKE 14–20

Wisconsin

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Team Statistics
Statistic Wisconsin Ohio State
Pass Atts. 18 4
Pass Comps. 7 2
Pass Yards 94 32
Yds./Pass 13.4 16.0
Rush Atts. 50 59
Rush Yards 284 272
Yds./Rush 5.7 4.6
Total Yards 378 304
Fumbles Lost 2 1
Interceptions 1 0
Total Turnovers 3 1

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• Ohio State 0 12014 26
Wisconsin 0 1402 16
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
  • Game attendance: 53,529
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy
Scoring summary
Q2WISCLevenhagen 4 yard rush (Peters kick)WISC 0–7
Q2WISCThomas 2 yard rush (Shwaiko kick)WISC 0–14
Q2OSUEllwood 1 yard rush (Kriss kick failed)WISC 6–14
Q2OSUEllwood 3 yard rush (Kriss kick failed)WISC 12–14
Q4OSUEllwood 1 yard rush (Cannavino kick)OSU 19–14
Q4OSUCassady 13 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 26–14
Q4WISCSafetyOSU 26–16

Northwestern

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Northwestern
Pass Atts. 5 19
Pass Comps. 2 8
Pass Yards 24 75
Yds./Pass 12.0 9.4
Rush Atts. 65 46
Rush Yards 395 166
Yds./Rush 6.1 3.6
Total Yards 419 241
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Interceptions 0 5
Total Turnovers 0 6

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Northwestern 0 000 0
• Ohio State 14 14714 49
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,214
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Windy
Scoring summary
Q1OSUCassady 30 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 7–0
Q1OSURoseboro 1 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 14–0
Q2OSUParker 42 yard fumble return (Kriss kick)OSU 21–0
Q2OSUCassady 3 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 28–0
Q3OSUBrown 2 yard pass from Ellwood (Kriss kick)OSU 35–0
Q4OSUCannavino 4 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 42–0
Q4OSUWilliams 5 yard run (Sutherin kick)OSU 49–0

Indiana

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Indiana
Pass Atts. 2 18
Pass Comps. 0 11
Pass Yards 0 142
Yds./Pass 0.0 12.9
Rush Atts. 52 47
Rush Yards 251 159
Yds./Rush 4.8 3.4
Total Yards 251 301
Fumbles Lost 2 1
Interceptions 0 0
Total Turnovers 2 1

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Indiana 0 607 13
• Ohio State 0 1406 20
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 80,730
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Clear
Scoring summary
Q2OSUCassady 1 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 7–0
Q2IUCampbell 1 yard rush (Hall kick failed)OSU 7–6
Q2OSUCassady 2 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 14–6
Q4OSUHarkrader 3 yard rush (Kriss kick failed)OSU 20–7
Q4IUBomba 4 yard pass from Cichowski (Hall kick)OSU 20–14

Iowa

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Team Statistics
Statistic Ohio State Iowa
Pass Atts. 3 14
Pass Comps. 0 9
Pass Yards 0 101
Yds./Pass 0.0 11.2
Rush Atts. 53 45
Rush Yards 274 171
Yds./Rush 5.2 3.8
Total Yards 273 272
Fumbles Lost 0 1
Interceptions 0 1
Total Turnovers 0 2

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Iowa 3 700 10
• Ohio State 7 607 20
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,701
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Cloudy
Scoring summary
Q1IOWAFreeman 15 yard field goalIOWA 0–3
Q1OSUCassady 45 yard rush (Kriss kick)OSU 7–3
Q2OSUCassady 10 yard rush (Kriss kick failed)OSU 13–3
Q2IOWAFreeman 5 yard pass from Reichow (Freeman kick)OSU 13–10
Q4OSUCassady 3 yard run (Kriss kick)OSU 20–10

Michigan

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Team Statistics
Statistic Michigan Ohio State
Pass Atts. 9 3
Pass Comps. 3 1
Pass Yards 14 4
Yds./Pass 4.7 4.0
Rush Atts. 31 72
Rush Yards 95 333
Yds./Rush 3.1 4.6
Total Yards 109 337
Fumbles Lost 0 2
Interceptions 2 0
Total Turnovers 2 2

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• Ohio State 0 3014 17
Michigan 0 000 0
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
  • Game attendance: 97,369
  • Game weather: Fair
Scoring summary
Q2OSUKriss 17 yard field goalOSU 3–0
Q4OSUCassady 2 yard rush (Sutherin kick failed)OSU 9–0
Q4OSUVicic 1 yard rush (Sutherin kick failed)OSU 15–0
Q4OSUSafetyOSU 17–0

Coaching staff

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Awards and honors

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Trivia

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  • The November 12 game against Iowa was mentioned in the movie Back to the Future Part II . A radio announcer telling the scores of the day's games mentions that Ohio State beat Iowa 20-10.
Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Howard Cassady 1 3 Halfback Detroit Lions
Fran Machinsky 4 41 Tackle Washington Redskins
Ken Vargo 9 106 Center Chicago Bears
Jerry Harkrader 22 261 Back New York Giants

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio State beaten by Duke, 20–14, Bucks blow lead". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  7. ^ "Blast from the Past: No. 15 Wisconsin 10/22/1955". October 22, 2016.
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  12. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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