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1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1960
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
sport	football
image	Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	8
APRank	8
record	7–2
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Woody Hayes
hc_year	10th
mvp	Tom Matte
captain	Jim Herbstreit
captain2	Jim Tyrer
stadium	Ohio Stadium

The 1960 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 1960 Big Ten season. In their tenth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 90. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 4 Illinois, No. 11 Wisconsin, and No. 10 Michigan State, but lost to No. 5 Iowa. They were ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Matte (737 passing yards, 52.6% completion percentage), fullback Bob Ferguson (853 rushing yards, 5.3 yards per carry, 13 touchdowns), and end Chuck Bryant (17 receptions for 336 yards, 19.8 per reception). Three Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Matte (AP-1, UPI-1); Ferguson (AP-1, UPI-1); and tackle Jim Tyrer (AP-2, UPI-1).

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

Schedule

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Game summaries

SMU

USC

At Illinois

Purdue

Wisconsin

At Michigan State

Indiana

At Iowa

Michigan

Roster

Woody Hayes
Lyal Clark
Ernie Godfrey
Gordon Larson
Esco Sarkkinen
Bo Schembechler
Gene Slaughter (Backfield)
Harry Strobel

1961 pro draftees

Mike Ingram	[NFL](1961-nfl-draft)	20	269	Guard	[Washington Redskins](1961-washington-redskins-season)

References

"1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 22, 1960). "Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade.
(November 25, 1960). "Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars". The Terre Haute Star.
(September 25, 1960). "Heads-up Buckeyes smother SMU, 24–0". Detroit Free Press.
"Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." ''Palm Beach Post''. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.
"Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.
[http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6005Wisconsin.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.)
[http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6006MichiganState.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.)
[http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6007Indiana.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.)
[http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6009Michigan.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.)

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