1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#15
1956 record	6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
MVP	Jim Parker
Captain	Frank Ellwood
Captain	Paul Michael
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 78,677)

1956 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Iowa $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#7 Michigan	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	2	6	–	1	–	2
#9 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#15 Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	1	–	4	–	2	3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	3	1	–	5	–	3
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1956 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Nebraska*	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 34–7	82,153
October 6	Stanford*	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 32–20	82,881
October 13	at Illinois	#5	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 26–6	58,247
October 20	Penn State*	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 6–7	82,584
October 27	Wisconsin	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–0	82,661
November 3	at Northwestern	#6	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 6–2	42,000
November 10	Indiana	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 35–14	82,073
November 17	at #7 Iowa	#6	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 0–6	57,732
November 24	#9 Michigan	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	L 0–19	82,223
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 6th year

1957 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jim Parker	1	8	Tackle	Baltimore Colts
Bill Michael	2	16	Guard	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Roseboro	11	124	Back	Green Bay Packers
Bill Cummings	11	125	Tackle	Cleveland Browns
Hubert Bobo	13	146	Linebacker	Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Cannavino	16	185	Defensive Back	Baltimore Colts
Dick Guy	18	212	Guard	San Francisco 49ers
Aurelius Thomas	22	257	Guard	Pittsburgh Steelers
Andy Okulovich	27	319	Back	Cleveland Browns
Don Vicic	27	320	Back	San Francisco 49ers
Lee Williams	30	351	Back	Los Angeles Rams

References

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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