1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 record. The Buckeyes also outscored opponents 287–79 during the season. The team was named a national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.

Coaching staff

 * Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year

Awards and honors

 * Les Horvath, Heisman Trophy

First-Team All Americans

 * Jack Dugger, End (All-America Board, FWAA, INS, Sporting News, UP, Walter Camp)
 * Bill Hackett, Guard (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, CPA, Walter Camp)
 * Les Horvath, Quarterback (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, INS, Look, NEA, Sporting News, UP, CPA, Walter Camp)
 * Bill Willis, Tackle (Look, Sporting News, UP)