1957 Ohio State
9–1 (7–0 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes, finished No. 2 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 5 Iowa 17–13Nov 16
Iowa was ranked No. 5, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs TCU | L 14–18 | 57% |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | W 35–7 | 54% |
| Oct 12 | vs Illinois | W 21–7 | 70% |
| Oct 19 | vs Indiana | W 56–0 | 84% |
| Oct 26 | at Wisconsin | W 16–13 | 56% |
| Nov 2 | vs Northwestern | W 47–6 | 86% |
| Nov 9 | vs Purdue | W 20–7 | 70% |
| Nov 16 | vs 5Iowa | W 17–13 | 54% |
| Nov 23 | at 19Michigan | W 31–14 | 47% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs OregonRose Bowl | W 10–7 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Oregon 10–7 in the Rose Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 17
- Wk 6: 12
- Wk 7: 8
- Wk 8: 6
- Wk 9: 6
- Wk 10: 3
- Wk 11: 2
- Final: 2
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 1957.
National championsa title the school claims
Big Ten champions7–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Big Ten
- AP final
- No. 2 peak No. 2
- Points
- 267–92
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1724 +128 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 23.1 No. 4 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Leo Brown and Galen Cisco
- Most valuable player
- Bill Jobko
- Offense
- Heavy run
- Defense
- Multiple
Drafted in 1958
The 1958 draft| Rd 7 | Bill Jobko OG | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Don ClarkB- Leo BrownEAP-1; UP-2
- Aurealius ThomasOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Frank KremblasBAP-2; UP-3
- Bob WhiteBAP-2; UP-2
Jim MarshallOTAP-3; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | 2 |
 Michigan State | 5–1 | 8–1 | 3 |
| Iowa | 4–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 4–3 | 6–3 | 19 |
| Purdue | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Illinois | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Minnesota | 3–5 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–6 | 1–8 | |
| Northwestern | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.