1959 Ohio State
3–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten), coached by Woody Hayes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Purdue 15–0Oct 17
Purdue was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Duke | W 14–13 | 70% |
| Oct 2 | at 11USC | L 0–17 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | vs 20Illinois | L 0–9 | 67% |
| Oct 17 | vs 6Purdue | W 15–0 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | at 12Wisconsin | L 3–12 | 38% |
| Oct 31 | vs Michigan State | W 30–24 | 58% |
| Nov 7 | vs Indiana | T 0–0 | 71% |
| Nov 14 | vs 16Iowa | L 7–16 | 50% |
| Nov 21 | at Michigan | L 14–23 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 23–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 7
- Wk 2: 12
- Wk 3: 14
- Wk 6: 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 1959.
- Record
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 tied for 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 7
- Points
- 83–114
- Coach
- Woody Hayes
- Elo
- 1534 −82 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.3 No. 37 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jim Houston
- Most valuable player
- Jim Houston
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 1 | Jim Houston DE | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 4 | Jim Marshall OT | Cleveland Browns |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Jim HoustonEAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 5–2 | 7–3 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 4–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 13 |
 Northwestern | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 2–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 Ohio State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.