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1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1959
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
sport	football
image	Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	3–5–1
conf_record	2–4–1
head_coach	Woody Hayes
hc_year	9th
mvp	Jim Houston
captain	Jim Houston
stadium	Ohio Stadium

The 1959 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 1959 Big Ten season. In their ninth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–4–1 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 114 to 83. They were ranked No. 7 at the start of the season, but lost games against No. 11 USC, No. 20 Illinois, No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 15 Iowa, and unranked Michigan.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Matte (439 passing yards, 54.9% completion percentage); fullback Bob Ferguson (371 rushing yards, 6.1 yards per carry); and end Jim Houston (11 receptions for 214 yards). Houston received first-team honors from the AP and UPI on the 1959 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

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

Schedule

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Game summaries

Duke

USC

Illinois

Purdue

Wisconsin

Michigan State

Indiana

Ohio State: 127 yards total offense; 5 first downs; 8 punts for 333 yards; missed FGs from 58 and 50 yards

Indiana: 179 yards total offense; 11 first downs; 7 punts for 290 yards

Iowa

Michigan

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 9th year

1960 pro draftees

Bob White	[NFL](1960-nfl-draft)	8	91	Fullback	[Cleveland Browns](1960-cleveland-browns-season)

References

"1959 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1959 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Charles Chamberlain. (November 24, 1959). "Lanphear Unanimous AP All-Big Ten Choice". The LaCrosse Tribune.
Ed Sainsbury. (November 27, 1959). "4 Northwestern gridders make UPI all-Big 10 team; Norton, Jeter place". Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa.
(September 27, 1959). "OSU's late TD beats Duke, 14–13". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bill Bryson. (November 15, 1959). "Iowa Rally Beats Ohio, 16-7: Moore's Kick and Mauren Runs Win It; After Four Fumbles Hamper Attack". Des Moines Sunday Register.

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