
1951 Ohio State
4–3–2 (2–2–2 Western Conference), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 47–21Oct 27
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs | W 7–0 | 66% |
| Oct 6 | vs | L 20–24 | 50% |
| Oct 13 | at | T 6–6 | 50% |
| Oct 20 | vs | L 10–32 | 78% |
| Oct 27 | vs | W 47–21 | 69% |
| Nov 3 | vs | W 3–0 | 58% |
| Nov 10 | at | W 16–14 | 71% |
| Nov 17 | vs | T 0–0 | 41% |
| Nov 24 | at | L 0–7 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 3
- Wk 2: 7
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 4: 17
- Wk 7: 20
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1951.
- Record
- 4–3–2
- Conference
- 2–2–2 5th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 3
- Points
- 109–104
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1570 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.4 No. 23 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert C. Heid
- Most valuable player
- Vic Janowicz
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 3 | Joe Campanella OT | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 7 | Vic Janowicz RB | Washington Redskins |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Vic JanowiczRBUP-1
Dick LoganDTAP-1; UP-2
Fred BruneyDBAP-1
Second team
Sonny GandeeEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 | |
| 4–1 | 5–4 | ||
| 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 8 | |
| 4–2 | 4–5 | ||
| 2–2–2 | 4–3–2 | ||
| 2–4 | 5–4 | ||
| 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | ||
| 1–5 | 2–7 | ||
| 0–5–1 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.

