The 1951 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–2 record in their first season with Woody Hayes as head coach. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents, 109–104, but fell to Michigan, 7–0, in the season finale.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (2–3–2 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Vic Janowicz |
| Captain | Robert Heid |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Illinois $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | SMU* | No. 3 | W 7–0 | 80,735 | ||
| October 6 | No. 1 Michigan State* | No. 7 |
| L 20–24 | 82,640 | [1] |
| October 13 | at Wisconsin | No. 9 | T 6–6 | 51,156 | ||
| October 20 | Indiana | No. 17 |
| L 10–32 | 74,265 | |
| October 27 | Iowa |
| W 47–21 | 67,551 | ||
| November 3 | Northwestern |
| W 3–0 | 71,089 | ||
| November 10 | at Pittsburgh* | No. 20 | W 16–14 | 34,747 | ||
| November 17 | No. 3 Illinois |
| T 0–0 | 79,457 | ||
| November 24 | at Michigan | L 0–7 | 93,411 | |||
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Coaching staff
- Woody Hayes, head coach, first year
Game summaries
SMU
The only score in Woody Hayes' debut as Ohio State's head coach came in the second quarter on a 21-yard scoring pass.[2]
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Indiana
Iowa
Tony Curcillo threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more to give Woody Hayes his first conference victory. Curcillo finished 10 of 14 for 292 yards.[3]
Northwestern
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Michigan
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Joe Campanella | 3 | 36 | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns |
| Vic Janowicz | 7 | 79 | Halfback | Washington Redskins |
| Sonny Gandee | 9 | 106 | Linebacker | Detroit Lions |
| Dick Logan | 11 | 132 | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| Steve Ruzich | 14 | 168 | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| Julius Wittman | 15 | 175 | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
| Dick Doyle | 27 | 318 | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Walt Klevay | 29 | 348 | Back | Cleveland Browns |
References
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