1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Brown (2nd season);
MVP	Gordon Appleby
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
	Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Purdue	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Michigan	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

– Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ohio State ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 99.3.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Iowa Pre-Flight*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–28	23,496	^[2]
October 2	Missouri*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 27–6	27,525
October 9	at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy*	No. 18	Ross Field North Chicago, IL	L 6–13	22,000
October 16	vs. No. 5 Purdue		Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 7-30	41,509
October 23	No. 17 Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–13	37,243
October 30	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–20	25,458
November 6	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 46–6	30,000	^[3]
November 13	Illinois		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 29–26	36,331
November 20	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 7–45	39,139
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Coaching staff

Paul Brown, head coach, third year

1944 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Paul Sarringhaus	9	80	Halfback	Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw	10	97	End	Cleveland Rams
Lin Houston	11	106	Guard	Chicago Bears
Charley Csuri	16	154	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals

References

^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Keck, Harry (November 7, 1943). "Ohio State Runs Over Pitt, 46–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.

[osr-3] Keck, Harry (November 7, 1943). "Ohio State Runs Over Pitt, 46–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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