1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Coaches' Poll National Champions Rose Bowl Champions Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, W 10–7 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#2
1957 record	9–1 (7–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Offensive scheme	Heavy Run
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
Base defense	Multi
MVP	Bill Jobko
Captain	Leo Brown
Captain	Galen Cisco
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 78,677)

1957 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#3 Michigan State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#6 Iowa	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
#19 Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Purdue	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 college football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.

The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to Iowa and Michigan. Going into the 1957 season fans had a feeling of rebuilding. The feeling was made stronger with an opening loss to unranked TCU. To make matters worse, Michigan State, Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa were all ranked in the Top 6 of the AP Poll Rankings while Ohio State would not be ranked until late October. Coach Hayes rallied the team every week and made them better following this loss.

The Buckeyes came back with a big win at Washington and victories over Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue, along with crushing victories over Indiana and Northwestern. A shocking Purdue upset over #2 Michigan State, a tie between Michigan and Iowa, and Minnesota’s unraveling season after a loss to Illinois continued to help the Buckeyes.

It was a late star performance by sophomore fullback Bob White against unbeaten Iowa that pushed the team even further. Trailing 13–10 and on their own 32-yard line, White ran on six of the eight plays for 66 out of the 68 yards, capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run..

A victory over Michigan moved the Bucks up to #2 in the AP, behind Auburn. However, the UPI Coaches' poll voted OSU #1 and Auburn #2. The Bucks were also declared #1 by the Football Writers Association Poll.

In a hard fought Rose Bowl game, a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes finished the season 9–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 28	TCU*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 14–18	81,784
October 5	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		W 35–7	36,328
October 12	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 21–7	82,239
October 19	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 56–0	78,348
October 26	at Wisconsin	#12	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 16–13	51,051
November 2	Northwestern	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 47–6	79,635
November 9	Purdue	#6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 20–7	79,177
November 16	#5 Iowa	#6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 17–13	82,935
November 23	at #19 Michigan	#3	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)		W 31–14	101,001
January 1	vs. Oregon*	#2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 10–7	98,202
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 14 14 35 Washington 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 5 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA Game attendance: 37,500

Scoring summary Q2 WASH Dunn 1 yard run (Dunn kick) WASH 7–0 Q2 OHST Kremblas 1 yard run (Sutherin kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 OHST Sutherin 81 yard punt return (Sutherin kick) OHST 14–7 Q3 OHST Cisco 7 yard run (Sutherin kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 OHST LeBeau 9 yard pass from Clark (Sutherin kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 OHST Connazino 1 yard run (Spychalski kick) OHST 35–7

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Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 7 3 14 7 31 Michigan 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 23 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI Game attendance: 100,101

Scoring summary 1 MICH Jim Pace 16-yard run (Jim Van Pelt kick) MICH 7-0 1 OSU Dick LeBeau 5-yard run (Don Sutherin kick) Tied 7-7 2 OSU Don Sutherin 32-yard field goal OSU 10-7 2 MICH Brad Myers 25-yard pass from Jim Van Pelt (Jim Van Pelt kick) MICH 14-10 3 OSU Dick LeBeau 8-yard run (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 17-14 3 OSU Frank Kremblas 16-yard run (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 24-14 4 OSU Joe Cannavino 13 yard lateral from Frank Kremblas (Frank Kremblas kick) OSU 31-14

Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury. ^[2]

All-Americans

Aurealius Thomas, G

All-Big Ten

Aurealius Thomas, G
Leo Brown, E

MVP

Bill Jobko, G

1958 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Bill Jobko	7	80	Linebacker	Los Angeles Rams
Don Sutherin	8	94	Defensive Back	New York Giants
Russ Bowermaster	11	132	End	Cleveland Browns

References

1. "Washington Buried by Ohio State, 35-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1957 Oct 6. Retrieved 2015-Jan-05.
2. "100,101 See Ohio State Overpower Wolverines; 31-14." Palm Beach Post. 1957 Nov 24.

General

• Lindy's (2002), A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1, p. 76.

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players