American college football season
The1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was anAmerican football team that represented theOhio State University as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the1960 Big Ten season . In their tenth year under head coachWoody Hayes , the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 90. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 4Illinois , No. 11Wisconsin , and No. 10Michigan State , but lost to No. 5Iowa . They were ranked No. 9 in the finalAP poll .[ 1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterbackTom Matte (737 passing yards, 52.6% completion percentage), fullbackBob Ferguson (853 rushing yards, 5.3 yards per carry, 13 touchdowns), and end Chuck Bryant (17 receptions for 336 yards, 19.8 per reception).[ 2] Three Ohio State players received first-team honors on the1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team : Matte (AP-1, UPI-1); Ferguson (AP-1, UPI-1); and tackleJim Tyrer (AP-2, UPI-1).[ 3] [ 4]
The team played its home games atOhio Stadium inColumbus, Ohio .
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 24 SMU * No. 20 W 24–082,496 [ 5] October 1 USC * No. 9 W 20–083,204 October 8 at No. 4Illinois No. 5 W 34–771,119 October 15 atPurdue No. 3 L 21–2446,284 October 22 No. 11Wisconsin No. 9 W 34–783,246 October 29 at No. 10Michigan State No. 8 W 21–1076,520 November 5 Indiana No. 5 W 36–781,530 November 12 at No. 5Iowa No. 3 L 12–3557,900 November 19 Michigan No. 10 W 7–083,107 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
Team 1 2 3 4 Total SMU 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 7 14 3 0 24
Scoring summary Q1 1:24 OHST Bryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 13:16 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 :42 OHST Detrick 1 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 21–0 Q3 7:54 OHST Jones 30 yard field goal OHST 24–0
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Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Ben Charles 4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT Rushing Ben Wilson 3 Rush, 29 Yds Receiving Marlin McKeever 1 Rec, 29 Yds Ohio St Passing Tom Matte 6/11, 78 Yds, INT Rushing Bob Ferguson 20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD Receiving Charles Bryant 2 Rec, 28 Yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC OSU 1 8:25 1 74 0:19 Ohio St Ben Ferguson 74-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick no good (blocked)0 6 2 4:36 8 57 4:10 Ohio St Bob Ferguson 2-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good 0 13 4 4:36 9 75 4:12 Ohio St Bob Ferguson 19-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good 0 20 "TOP" =time of possession . For other American football terms, seeGlossary of American football . 0 20
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 13 14 7 34 Illinois 0 0 0 7 7
Scoring summary Q2 14:55 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 :39 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0 Q3 14:34 OHST Wentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 20–0 Q3 5:23 OHST Matte 57 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q4 9:48 OHST Klein 42 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 4:02 ILL Brown 3 yard run (Wood kick) OHST 34–7
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 14 7 0 21 • Purdue 7 7 10 0 24
Scoring summary Q1 11:25 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–7 Q2 11:05 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–14 Q2 8:34 OSU Ferguson 5 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 7–14 Q2 3:10 OSU Matte 31 yard pass to Perdue (Jones kick) TIED 14–14 Q3 9:08 PUR Allen 32 yard field goal PUR 14–17 Q3 2:14 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (Jones kick) OSU 17–21 Q3 0:02 PUR Jones 32 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 24–21
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 0 0 20 34
Scoring summary Q1 4:00 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 :54 OHST Ferguson 52 yard run (Young kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 1:27 WIS Wiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick) OHST 14–7 Q4 14:49 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 7:53 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 1:17 OHST Bryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed) OHST 34–7
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 14 7 0 21 Michigan St 0 3 0 7 10
Scoring summary Q2 9:04 OHST Klein 46 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:07 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)n OHST 14–0 Q2 :55 MSU Brandstatter 25 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 3:07 OHST Middleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 21–3 Q4 3:46 MSU Adderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick) OHST 21–10
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio St 7 20 7 2 36
Scoring summary Q1 9:51 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:20 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 3:01 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked) OHST 20–0 Q2 :00 OHST Bryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q3 4:43 OHST Klein 4 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 11:30 OHST Safety, punt snap out of end zone OHST 36–0 Q4 3:02 IND Quinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick) OHST 36–7
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 6 6 0 12 • Iowa 7 21 0 7 35
Scoring summary Q1 1:21 IOWA Williams 48 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 0–7 Q2 13:29 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–7 Q2 10:15 IOWA Hollis 12 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–14 Q1 5:30 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–21 Q2 0:37 IOWA Williams 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–28 Q3 13:00 OSU Matte 22 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 12–28 Q4 14:08 IOWA Ferguson 9 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 12–35
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 0 0 7 7
Scoring summary Q4 12:55 OHST Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 7–0
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1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class C 53 Bill Armstrong So QB 21 Michael Benis Sr E 88 Charles Bryant Jr C 52 Robert Butts So C 57 William Clymer So C 59 Michael Coburn Jr FB 32 Roger Detrick Jr HB 42 David Eckard So G 56 John Farrall Sr FB 46 Bob Ferguson Jr OT 71 Alan Fiers Sr G 66 Charles Foreman Jr G 69 Rodney Foster So FB 33 David Francis So HB 35 William German Sr HB 47 Gary Hansley Jr HB 18 Van Allen Hardman Jr G 67 Gabriel Harlman Sr C 65 Oscar Hauer Sr HB 12 Richard Haupt Jr HB 45 Jim Herbstreit (C) Sr HB 14 Brice Hess Jr HB 28 William Hess So HB 49 Ronald Houck Jr G 64 Michael Ingram Jr OT 72 Charles Jentes Sr HB 16 Kenneth Johnson So FB 30 David Katternhenrich So HB 19 Robert Klein So OT 61 Raymond Krstolic So HB 48 Karl Kumler So HB 17 Howard Lambert Jr OT 70 Richard Laskoski So OT 60 Frederic Lehr So C 54 James Lindner Sr FB 36 Robert Lindner So QB 23 Robert Lister Jr HB 43 Richard Mangiamelle So E 91 Paul Martin Jr QB 41 Tom Matte Sr OT 74 James Matz Sr E 80 Robert Middleton So G 68 Gary Moeller So QB 26 Bill Mrukowski So QB 25 John Mummey So E 87 Tom Perdue Jr E 89 Elwood Rayford So OT 79 Robert Risch So OT 75 Jack Roberts Jr OT 76 Daryl Sanders So E 81 Larry Stephens Jr G 63 Aaron Swartz So E 85 Sam Tidmore Jr OT 78 George Tolford Sr OT 77 Jim Tyrer (C) Sr HB 44 Ed Ulmer So C 50 Jerry Vanscoy So C 51 Thomas Varner Sr OT 73 Robert Vogel So C 55 Don Vogelgesang Sr QB 22 Jack Wallace Jr C 58 Jene Watkins Jr HB 15 William Wentz Sr E 82 George Wittmer Jr G 62 Don Young Sr
Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Stewart Baffer So K 20 Ben Jones So
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