Back, Ohio State, 1959–⁠62

Dave Francis

Born: Apr 15, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio

Dave Francis played back at Ohio State (1959–⁠62). The Washington Redskins took Francis in round 7, No. 91 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft.

Team titles: National champions, 1961; Big Ten champions, 1961

The teams in those years

1959 Ohio State3–⁠5–⁠1Unranked at the end
1960 Ohio State7–⁠2No. 8 in the final AP poll
1961 Ohio State8–⁠0–⁠1No. 2 in the final AP poll; national champions; Big Ten champions
1962 Ohio State6–⁠3Unranked at the end

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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