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1958 Ohio State

6–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1958, game by game: won vs. No. 20 SMU 23–20; won vs. Washington 12–7; won at Illinois 19–13; won vs. Indiana 49–8; tied vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 7–7; lost at No. 11 Northwestern 0–21; tied vs. No. 8 Purdue 14–14; won at No. 2 Iowa 38–28; won vs. Michigan 20–14+41−21Won 23–20 vs. No. 20 SMU+3No. 20 SMUWon 12–7 vs. Washington+5WashingtonWon 19–13 at Illinois+6IllinoisWon 49–8 vs. Indiana+41IndianaTied 7–7 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin0No. 13 WisconsinLost 0–21 at No. 11 Northwestern-21No. 11 NorthwesternTied 14–14 vs. No. 8 Purdue0No. 8 PurdueWon 38–28 at No. 2 Iowa+10No. 2 IowaWon 20–14 vs. Michigan+6Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vs20SMUW 23–⁠2078%
Oct 4vsWashingtonW 12–⁠777%
Oct 11atIllinoisW 19–⁠1368%
Oct 18vsIndianaW 49–⁠888%
Oct 25vs13WisconsinT 7–⁠769%
Nov 1at11NorthwesternL 0–⁠2169%
Nov 8vs8PurdueT 14–⁠1456%
Nov 15at2IowaW 38–⁠2830%
Nov 22vsMichiganW 20–⁠1482%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 20–⁠14; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Final: 8

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 1958.

Heisman voteBob White, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanBob White, FB

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠2 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 1
Points
182–⁠132
Coach
Woody Hayes
Elo
1673 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.3 No. 8 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Frank Kremblas and Dick Schafrath
Most valuable player
Jim Houston

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 1Don Clark RBChicago Bears
Rd 1Dan James OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Dick Schafrath OGCleveland Browns
Rd 5Dick LeBeau CBCleveland Browns

All-Big Ten

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1958 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠12
Wisconsin5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠17
Ohio State4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠28
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠213
Indiana3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠34–⁠5
Northwestern3–⁠45–⁠4
Michigan1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠61–⁠8
Michigan State0–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.