1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Matte
CaptainJim Herbstreit, Jim Tyrer
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24SMU*No. 20
W 24–082,496
October 1USC*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–083,204
October 8at No. 4 IllinoisNo. 5
W 34–771,119
October 15at PurdueNo. 3
L 21–2446,284
October 22No. 11 WisconsindaggerNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–783,246
October 29at No. 10 Michigan StateNo. 8
W 21–1076,520
November 5IndianaNo. 5
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 36–781,530
November 12at No. 5 IowaNo. 3
L 12–3557,900
November 19MichiganNo. 10
W 7–083,107
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[edit]

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
QB 24 Jerry Fields Sr
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
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Stewart Baffer So
K 20 Ben Jones So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-Dec-15

Game summaries[edit]

SMU[edit]

1 234Total
SMU 0 000 0
• Ohio St 7 1430 24
Scoring summary
Q11:24OHSTBryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick)OHST 7–0
Q213:16OHSTFerguson 2 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 14–0
Q2:42OHSTDetrick 1 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 21–0
Q37:54OHSTJones 30 yard field goalOHST 24–0

USC[edit]

USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
USC 0 0 000
Ohio St 6 7 0720

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 1, 1960
  • Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,204
  • Box Score

[1]

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

At Illinois[edit]

1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 13147 34
Illinois 0 007 7
Scoring summary
Q214:55OHSTDetrick 2 yard run (kick failed)OHST 6–0
Q2:39OHSTFerguson 2 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 13–0
Q314:34OHSTWentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick)OHST 20–0
Q35:23OHSTMatte 57 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 27–0
Q49:48OHSTKlein 42 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 34–0
Q44:02ILLBrown 3 yard run (Wood kick)OHST 34–7

[2]

Purdue[edit]

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 1470 21
• Purdue 7 7100 24
Scoring summary
Q111:25PURJones 3 yard run (Allen kick)PUR 0–7
Q211:05PURJones 3 yard run (Allen kick)PUR 0–14
Q28:34OSUFerguson 5 yard run (Jones kick)PUR 7–14
Q23:10OSUMatte 31 yard pass to Perdue (Jones kick)TIED 14–14
Q39:08PURAllen 32 yard field goalPUR 14–17
Q32:14OSUFerguson 1 yard run (Jones kick)OSU 17–21
Q30:02PURJones 32 yard run (Allen kick)PUR 24–21

Wisconsin[edit]

1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 700 7
• Ohio St 14 0020 34
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 83,246
  • Game weather: Clear; 57 °F (14 °C); wind 10–15 mph SW
Scoring summary
Q14:00OHSTKlein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick)OHST 7–0
Q1:54OHSTFerguson 52 yard run (Young kick)OHST 14–0
Q21:27WISWiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick)OHST 14–7
Q414:49OHSTFerguson 2 yard run (Young kick)OHST 21–7
Q47:53OHSTDetrick 2 yard run (Young kick)OHST 28–7
Q41:17OHSTBryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed)OHST 34–7

[3]

At Michigan State[edit]

1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 1470 21
Michigan St 0 307 10
Scoring summary
Q29:04OHSTKlein 46 yard run (kick failed)OHST 6–0
Q23:07OHSTFerguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)nOHST 14–0
Q2:55MSUBrandstatter 25 yard field goalOHST 14–3
Q33:07OHSTMiddleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick)OHST 21–3
Q43:46MSUAdderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick)OHST 21–10

[4]

Indiana[edit]

1 234Total
Indiana 0 007 7
• Ohio St 7 2072 36
Scoring summary
Q19:51OHSTFerguson 3 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 7–0
Q214:20OHSTBryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick)OHST 14–0
Q23:01OHSTKlein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked)OHST 20–0
Q2:00OHSTBryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick)OHST 27–0
Q34:43OHSTKlein 4 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 34–0
Q411:30OHSTSafety, punt snap out of end zoneOHST 36–0
Q43:02INDQuinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick)OHST 36–7

[5]

At Iowa[edit]

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 660 12
• Iowa 7 2107 35
Scoring summary
Q11:21IOWAWilliams 48 yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 0–7
Q213:29OSUFerguson 1 yard run (kick failed)IOWA 6–7
Q210:15IOWAHollis 12 yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 6–14
Q15:30IOWASzykowny 1 yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 6–21
Q20:37IOWAWilliams 1 yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 6–28
Q313:00OSUMatte 22 yard run (pass failed)IOWA 12–28
Q414:08IOWAFerguson 9 yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 12–35

Michigan[edit]

1 234Total
Michigan 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 007 7
Scoring summary
Q412:55OHSTFerguson 17 yard run (Jones kick)OHST 7–0

[6]

1961 Pro draftees[edit]

Player Draft Round Pick Position NFL club
Tom Matte NFL 1 7 Running back Baltimore Colts
Tom Matte AFL 5 37 Running back New York Titans
Jim Tyrer AFL 3 22 Tackle Dallas Texans
Jim Tyrer NFL 14 188 Tackle Chicago Bears
Jerry Fields NFL 13 179 Linebacker New York Giants
Ernie Wright NFL 15 200 Tackle Los Angeles Rams
George Tolford NFL 18 241 Tackle Washington Redskins
Mike Ingram NFL 20 269 Guard Washington Redskins

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.
  2. ^ "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.
  3. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
  4. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
  5. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
  6. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
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