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EIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank SEPT 26 Fort Knox W 59-0 OCT 03 Indiana W 32-21 10 Southern California W 28-12 1 17 Purdue W 26-0 1 24 at Northwestern W 20-6 1 31 at #6 Wisconsin L 7-17 6 NOV 07 Pittsburgh W 59-19 10 14 vs. #13 Illinois W 44-20 5 21 #4 Michigan W 21-7 3 28 Iowa Seahawks W 41-12 1942 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – ASSOCIATED PRESS Front Row: William Durtschi, Robert Frye, Les Horvath, Thomas James, Lindell Houston, Wilbur Schneider, Richard Palmer, William Hackett, George Lynn, Martin Amling, Warren McDonald, Cyril Lipaj, Loren Staker, Charles Csuri, Paul Sarringhaus, Carmen Naples, Ernie Biggs. Second Row: William Dye, Frederick Mackey, Caroll Widdoes, Hal Dean, Thomas Antenucci, George Slusser, Thomas Cleary, Paul Selby, William Vickroy, Jack Roe, Robert Jabbusch, Gordon Appleby, Paul Priday, Paul Matus, Robert McCormick, Phillip Drake, Ernie Godfrey. Third Row: Paul Brown (Head Coach), Hugh McGranahan, Paul Bixler, Cecil Souders, Kenneth Coleman, James Rees, Tim Taylor, William Willis, William Sedor, John White, Kenneth Eichwald, Robert Shaw, Donald McCafferty, John Dugger, Donald Steinberg, Dante Lavelli, Eugene Fekete. Though World War II loomed over the nation, Ohio State football fans reveled in one of the most glorious seasons ever. The Buckeyes captured the school’s first national championship as well as a Big Ten title, finishing the year 9-1 and ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Led by a star-studded backfield that included Les Horvath, Paul Sarringhaus and Gene Fekete, OSU rolled to 337 points, a record that stood until 1969. The only loss of the season, a 17-7 decision at Wisconsin, even had an asterisk as several key players and coaches caught a debilitating virus from a drinking fountain on the train from Chicago to Madison. 102 2019 Ohio State Football NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank SEPT 25 Indiana W 28-0 14 OCT 02 #18 California W 21-13 10 09 at Illinois W 40-7 4 16 #13 Iowa W 20-14 4 23 #2 Wisconsin W 31-14 1 30 at Northwestern W 14-7 2 NOV 06 #20 Pitt W 26-0 2 13 at Purdue W 28-6 1 20 #12 Michigan W 21-7 1 JAN 01 vs. #17 USC W 20-7 1954 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – ASSOCIATED PRESS Front Row: Hubert Bobo, Kenneth Thompson, James Roseboro, Morris, William Cummings, Raymond Williams, William Jobko, Jack Archer, David Richards, Jerry Trabue, James Wassmund, Richard Guy, Richard Slicker, Robert Lilienthal, Robert Cole, William Michael, Ernie Godfrey. Second Row: Zahler, Gene Fekete, James Parker, Howard Cassady, Raymond Riticher, Carroll Howell, Gerald Glenn Krisher, Dave Leggett, Richard Hilinski, John Borton, Richard Brubaker, Jack Gibbs, Bobby Watkins, Dean Dugger, Thurlow Weed, David Williams, Paul Ludwig, Donald Swartz, James Reichenbach. Third Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Esco Sarkkinen, James Young, Jan Shedd, Andrew Okulovich, Gage, William Collmar, Thomas Spears, William Booth, Robert Bond, Francis Machinsky, Kenneth Vargo, Robert Thornton, David Weaver, Jerry Harkrader, Donald Stoeckel, Donald Vicic, Shingledecker, William Hess, Doyt Perry, Harry Strobel, Lyal Clark. Fourth Row: Lee Williams, Thomas Dillman, Aurelius Thomas, Lee Nussbaum, Thomas Quinn, Edward Howley, Stanley Humbert, Elbert Ebinger, Donald Frank, Karl Sommer, Lalo Blazeff, Charles Robson, Frederick Kriss, Franklin Ellwood, Franklyn Theis, Richard Ramser. Ohio State claims its second national championship with a perfect 10-0 season, beating Southern Cal, 20-7, in a rainy, mud- soaked Rose Bowl game. The rift between West Coast writers and Hayes is born when the OSU coach criticizes the Tournament of Roses Association for not covering the field before the game and allowing the bands to perform at halftime. The team forced 35 turnovers during a season in which the Buckeyes knocked off six ranked teams. Rank SEPT 28 Texas Christian L 14-18 OCT 05 at Washington W 35-7 12 Illinois W 21-7 19 Indiana W 56-0 12 26 at Wisconsin W 16-13 8 NOV 02 Northwestern W 47-6 6 09 Purdue W 20-7 6 16 #5 Iowa W 17-13 3 23 at #19 Michigan W 31-14 2 JAN 01 vs. Oregon W 10-7 1957 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – UPI AND FOOTBALL WRITERS Front Row: Gerald Bowsher, James Schultz, David Kilgore, J. Jones, Leroy Cowans, William Beam, Leonard Fontes, Via, William Wentz, Jerry Fields, Kenneth Seilkop, David Zuhars, Birtho Arnold, Lemon, Don Crowl, Paul Ballmer. Second Row: William Hess, Leroy Carr, Alex Nagy, Larry Disher, Raymond Beerman, Ronald Cook, Herbert Jones, Joseph Cannavino, William Jobko, John Martin, Galen Cisco, Leo Brown, Donald Sutherin, Aurelius Thomas, Joseph Trivissonno, Charles Zawacki, Thomas Crawford, Thomas Baldacci, Russell Provenza, Edward Breehl, Thomas Dillman, David Weaver. Third Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), John Dresser, Andrew Okulovich, James Marshall, James Houston, Loren White, Bruce Schram, Fred Schenking, Richard Schafrath, Ernest Spychalski, Daniel James, Albert Crawford, Donald Clark, Francis Kremblas, Russel Bowermaster, Tommy Joe Morgan, Daniel Fronk, David Wagner, Phillip Robinson, Gary Ballenger, Charles LeBeau, Ernie Godfrey, Harry Strobel. Fourth Row: Clive Rush, Gene Fekete, Esco Sarkkinen, Casimir Adulewicz, Walsh, Ralph Gage, Ralph Bailey, John Lord, Preston McMurry, Richard Michael, Clifford Wilson, James Rowland, George Craig, James Samuels, Harvey Herrmann, James Matz, Gene Bryant, Thomas Kreakbaum, John Moran, Richard Anders, Lyal Clark. After dropping the season opener, 18-14, to TCU at home, the Buckeyes win nine-consecutive games to capture the school’s third national championship – the second under Woody Hayes. Ohio State knocked off Oregon 10-7 in the Rose Bowl for its third- consecutive win in Pasadena. The Buckeye defense only allowed six fourth-quarter points all year. 103 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank 3 SEPT 30 Texas Christian T 7-7 8 OCT 07 UCLA W 13-3 7 14 Illinois W 44-0 7 21 at Northwestern W 10-0 6 28 at Wisconsin W 30-21 5 NOV 04 #9 Iowa W 29-13 3 11 at Indiana W 16-7 3 18 Oregon W 22-12 2 25 at Michigan W 50-20 1961 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – FOOTBALL WRITERS Front Row: Jack Wallace, Daniel Connor, Dennis Clotz, Charles Wittmer, Bob Ferguson, Ronald Houck, George Tolford, Charles Bryant, Samuel Tidmore, Thomas Perdue, Robert Ingram, Roger Detrick, Larry Stephens, Paul Martin, Jack Roberts, Howard Lambert. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Kenneth Johnson, Ben Jones, David Katterhenrich, Rodney Foster, Edward Ulmer, Gary Moeller, Billy Armstrong, Robert Vogel, Robert Middleton, William Mrukowski, Daryl Sanders, William Hess, Robert Klein, Von Allen Hardman, Richard Haupt, Ernie Godfrey. Third Row: David Tingley, Wayne Betz, Raymond Krstolic, John Mummey, David Francis, Norman Vanscoy, Thomas Jenkins, Dean Fronk, James Bearss, Ormonde Ricketts, Charles Mamula, Matthew Snell, Joseph Sparma, Paul Warfield, William Jones, Robert Bruney.Fourth Row: Elwood Rayford, Richard Laskowski, Robert Butts, Stewart Baffer, Karl Kumler, Robert Lister, Richard Mangiamelle, Richard Van Raaphorst, Chester Mirick, Dennis Hullinger, Douglas Lyons, Larry Marmie, Albert Parker, Ronald Carter, Albert Zima, Douglas Fortney. Fifth Row: Harry Strobel, Alan Fiers, William Gunlock, Esco Sarkkinen, Dale Sunderhaus, William Unger, Bernie Stanley, William Hall, Dennis Carter, Glenn Schembechler, James Herbstreit, Lyal Clark, William Wentz, Ernie Biggs. Ohio State finishes 8-0-1, wins at Michigan, 50-20, claims the Big Ten crown and is named national champions by the Football Writers. A bitter dispute among the school’s faculty council erupted when a Rose Bowl invitation arrived. By a narrow margin, the council voted not to accept the invitation and skip the bowl game. A livid Hayes claimed for years the decision hampered his recruiting efforts. Rank 11 SEPT 28 Southern Methodist W 35-14 6 OCT 05 Oregon W 21-6 4 12 #1 Purdue W 13-0 2 19 Northwestern W 45-21 2 26 at Illinois W 31-24 2 NOV 02 #16 Michigan St W 25-20 2 09 at Wisconsin W 43-8 2 16 at Iowa W 33-27 2 23 #4 Michigan W 50-14 1 JAN 01 vs. #2 USC W 27-16 1968 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – CONSENSUS Front Row: James Roman, Gary Roush, Jaren Bombach, Gerald Ehrsam, John Muhlbach, Mark Stier, Dirk Worden, Nicholas Roman, Rufus Mayes, David Foley, Victor Stottlemyer, William Long, Bob Smith, John Stowe, Edward Bender, John Sobolewski. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Daniel Aston, Butch Smith, Mike Polaski, Alan Jack, David Whitfield, Paul Schmidlin, Charles Hutchison, Ted Provost, William Urbanik, William Nielsen, Paul Huff, Jim Otis, Arthur Burton, David Brungard, Kevin Rusnak. Third Row: Bruce Jankowski, William Hackett, Jim Gentile, Ray Gillian, Michael Radtke, Steven Crapser, Tom Backhus, Randall Hart, William Pollitt, Jan White, Leophus Hayden, Theodore Kurz, Horatius Greene, Robert Trapuzzano. Fourth Row: James Stillwagon, Mike Sensibaugh, Larry Zelina, Larry Qualls, Rex Kern, James Conroy, David Cheney, Charles Aldrin, Brian Donovan, Richard Kuhn, James Opperman, Richard Troha, Gerald King, John Brockington, Thomas Ecrement. Fifth Row: Steven Page, Michael Dale, Vince Suber, Bruce Smith, Ralph Holloway, Tim Anderson, Charles Waugh, Ronald Maciejowski, Ed Lapuh, Henry Hausman, James Marsh, Mark Debevc, James Coburn, Dennis Laws. Sixth Row: Lester Wells, Jack Tatum, Philip Strickland, Doug Adams, Tim Wagner, Hugh Hindman, William Mallory, Esco Sarkkinen, Louis McCullough, Earle Bruce, George Chaump, Lou Holtz, Rudy Hubbard, Tiger Ellison. Arguably the finest Ohio State team in history uses a dominating 50-14 win over Michigan and a 27-16 come-from-behind victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl to earn the school’s fifth national championship. Before the final polls crowning the Buckeyes champions are released, Coach Hayes departs for Vietnam for a volunteer trip to talk football with U.S. servicemen. Later, the Sporting News called this team one of the 10 greatest college football teams of all-time. The Ohio State offense averaged 32 points per game and 440 yards per contest.