1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football

FWAA Poll national champion
Big Ten champion

Conference

Big Ten Conference

Ranking

Coaches

No. 2

1961 record

8–0–1 (6–0 Big Ten)

Head coach

Woody Hayes (11th year)

Defensive coordinator

William Gunlock

Captain

Mike Ingram

Captain

Tom Perdue

Home stadium

Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 79,727)

Seasons

« 1960

1962 »

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	7	7
Ohio St	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 30
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,878
Game weather: Sunny; 82°F; wind 20

Scoring summary

Q1	7:05	OHST	Bryant 2 yard pass from Mrukowski (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q4	11:20	TCU	Glasscock 12 yard pass from Gibbs (McAteer kick)	Tie 7–7

Scoring summary

Q1	7:05	OHST	Bryant 2 yard pass from Mrukowski (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q4	11:20	TCU	Glasscock 12 yard pass from Gibbs (McAteer kick)	Tie 7–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	3	0	0	3
• Ohio St	0	0	0	13	13

Date: October 7
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,992
Game weather: Sunny; 72°F; wind 5 ESE

Scoring summary

Q2	2:22	UCLA	Smith 32 yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

Q4	14:14	OHST	Warfield 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–3

Q4	9:30	OHST	Snell 33 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 13–3

Scoring summary

Q2	2:22	UCLA	Smith 32 yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

Q4	14:14	OHST	Warfield 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–3

Q4	9:30	OHST	Snell 33 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 13–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	0	21	16	7	44

Date: October 14
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,974
Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F; wind 15 NNW

Scoring summary

Q2	13:03	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	10:43	OHST	Warfield 36 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	:09	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 21–0

Q3	9:08	OHST	Ferguson 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 28–0

Q3	7:53	OHST	Safety, Mills tackled in end zone	OHST 30–0

Q3	3:09	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 37–0

Q4	8:10	OHST	Johnson 11 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 44–0

Scoring summary

Q2	13:03	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	10:43	OHST	Warfield 36 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	:09	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 21–0

Q3	9:08	OHST	Ferguson 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 28–0

Q3	7:53	OHST	Safety, Mills tackled in end zone	OHST 30–0

Q3	3:09	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 37–0

Q4	8:10	OHST	Johnson 11 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 44–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	3	0	7	10
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 21
Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
Game attendance: 43,259
Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F

Scoring summary

Q2	14:50	OHST	Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q4	2:04	OHST	Mrukowski 20 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 10–0

Scoring summary

Q2	14:50	OHST	Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q4	2:04	OHST	Mrukowski 20 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 10–0

The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1961 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–0–1 record. They were awarded the national championship by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). This was the Buckeyes fourth national championship and the third for head coach Woody Hayes.

Days after the conclusion of the regular season, the university's faculty council voted down participation in the Rose Bowl, which then went to Minnesota.

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