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1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1955
teamOhio State Buckeyes
sportfootball
imageFile:Howard Cassady (1953 Makio).jpg
captionHoward "Hopalong" Cassady
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank5
APRank5
record7–2
conf_record6–0
head_coachWoody Hayes
hc_year5th
mvpHoward Cassady
captainFran Machinsky
captain2Ken Vargo
stadiumOhio Stadium
championBig Ten champion

The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1955 Big Ten season. In their fifth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (6–0 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 97. In games against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 11 Duke (14-20) and defeated No. 15 Wisconsin (26-16), No 20 Iowa (20-10), and No. 6 Michigan (17–0). They were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll.

Halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady led the team with 958 rushing yards (6.0 yards per carry) and 14 touchdowns. the Maxwell Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Cassady was also a consensus All-American. Guard Jim Parker also received first-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Central Press (CP), and Jet magazine. Cassady and Parker were both later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Quarterback Frank Ellwood led the team in passing with only nine completed passes for 60 passing yards.

Four Ohio State players received first team honors on the 1955 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Cassady (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1); Parker (AP-1, UP-1); center Ken Vargo (AP-1, UP-1, INS-1); and lineman Francis Machinsky (AP-2, UP-1).

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio

Schedule

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Game summaries

Nebraska

StatisticOhio StateNebraska
Pass Atts.3
Pass Comps.1
Pass Yards17
Yds./Pass17.0
Rush Atts.61
Rush Yards321
Yds./Rush5.3
Total Yards338
Fumbles Lost1
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers1

Stanford

StatisticStanfordOhio State
Pass Atts.13
Pass Comps.6
Pass Yards66
Yds./Pass11.0
Rush Atts.41
Rush Yards152
Yds./Rush3.7
Total Yards218
Fumbles Lost1
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers1

Illinois

StatisticOhio StateIllinois
Pass Atts.9
Pass Comps.4
Pass Yards17
Yds./Pass4.3
Rush Atts.55
Rush Yards334
Yds./Rush6.1
Total Yards351
Fumbles Lost0
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers0

Duke

StatisticOhio StateDuke
Pass Atts.10
Pass Comps.2
Pass Yards27
Yds./Pass13.5
Rush Atts.34
Rush Yards138
Yds./Rush4.1
Total Yards165
Fumbles Lost4
Interceptions2
Total Turnovers6

Wisconsin

StatisticWisconsinOhio State
Pass Atts.18
Pass Comps.7
Pass Yards94
Yds./Pass13.4
Rush Atts.50
Rush Yards284
Yds./Rush5.7
Total Yards378
Fumbles Lost2
Interceptions1
Total Turnovers3

Northwestern

StatisticOhio StateNorthwestern
Pass Atts.5
Pass Comps.2
Pass Yards24
Yds./Pass12.0
Rush Atts.65
Rush Yards395
Yds./Rush6.1
Total Yards419
Fumbles Lost0
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers0

Indiana

StatisticOhio StateIndiana
Pass Atts.2
Pass Comps.0
Pass Yards0
Yds./Pass0.0
Rush Atts.52
Rush Yards251
Yds./Rush4.8
Total Yards251
Fumbles Lost2
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers2

Iowa

StatisticOhio StateIowa
Pass Atts.3
Pass Comps.0
Pass Yards0
Yds./Pass0.0
Rush Atts.53
Rush Yards274
Yds./Rush5.2
Total Yards273
Fumbles Lost0
Interceptions0
Total Turnovers0

Michigan

StatisticMichiganOhio State
Pass Atts.9
Pass Comps.3
Pass Yards14
Yds./Pass4.7
Rush Atts.31
Rush Yards95
Yds./Rush3.1
Total Yards109
Fumbles Lost0
Interceptions2
Total Turnovers2

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 5th year

Awards and honors

  • Howard Cassady, Heisman Trophy

1956 NFL draftees

Jerry Harkrader22261Back[New York Giants](1956-new-york-giants-season)

References

References

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  2. (December 9, 1955). "Hoppy Gets His Heisman Trophy". Dayton Daily News.
  3. (December 1, 1955). "Cassady Receives Maxwell Award". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune.
  4. (December 18, 1955). "Cassady Captures Award as Big 10's Most Valuable". The Plain Dealer.
  5. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  6. "1955 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  7. (November 22, 1955). "Five Boilermaker Gridders Gain Recognition on AP's All-Big Ten". Journal and Courier.
  8. (November 23, 1955). "Krupa Named All-Big Ten: Dawson, Lundey, Murley, Murakowski Cited by UP". Journal and Courier.
  9. (November 22, 1955). "Two Hawks On All-Big 10". The Des Moines Tribune.
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