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1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1940Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPClaude White
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1Minnesota $600800
No. 3Michigan310710
No. 8Northwestern420620
Ohio State330440
Wisconsin330440
Iowa230440
Indiana230350
Purdue140260
Illinois050170
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team representedOhio State University in the1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored 99–113.

Ohio State was ranked at No. 18 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under theLitkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Pittsburgh*W 30–752,877[2]
October 5Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–1454,556[3]
October 12atNorthwesternL 3–642,000[4][5]
October 19No. 7MinnesotaNo. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1363,199[6]
October 26at No. 1Cornell*L 7–2134,500[7]
November 2Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–656,667[8]
November 16atIllinoisW 14–615,571[9]
November 23No. 7Michigan
L 0–4073,648[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

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1941 NFL draftees

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PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Don Scott19BackChicago Bears
Jim Langhurst1089BackBrooklyn Dodgers
Claude White15132CenterChicago Cardinals
Jimmy Strausbaugh20186HalfbackGreen Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940)."Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings".The Boston Globe. p. 22 – viaNewspapers.com.
  2. ^"Ohio State Crushes Pittsburgh Eleven, 30-7; Maag, Langhurst Stand Out for Big 10 Champs".Palladium-Item.Associated Press. September 29, 1940. p. 6. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^Howell, Fritz (October 6, 1940)."Ohio State Barely Beats Purdue".The Philadelphia Inquirer.Associated Press. p. 8S. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^Irving Vaughan (October 13, 1940)."N.U. Halts Ohio, 6-3: De Correvont Goes Over After 2 Purple Marches Fall Short".Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – viaNewspapers.com.
  5. ^Dunkley, Charles (October 13, 1940)."DeCorrevont Hero As Wildcats Nip Ohio State, 6-3".Quad-City Times.Associated Press. p. 20. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  6. ^Howell, Fritz (October 20, 1940)."Gophers Ruin Buck Title Hopes, 13-7".The Muncie Star.Associated Press. p. 12. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^"Cornell's Last Minute Drive Defeats Ohio State in Thrilling Battle".The Spokesman-Review.Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 2B. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Indiana Beaten; Purdue Victor".The Courier-Journal.United Press. November 3, 1940. p. 5:4. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^Dunkley, Charles (November 17, 1940)."Scott Sparks Scarlet To 14-6 Win Over Illini".The South Bend Tribune.Associated Press. p. 2:1. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^"Ohio State Is Outclassed By Michigan".Tampa Bay Times.Associated Press. November 24, 1940. p. 14. RetrievedOctober 20, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
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