1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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| 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |||
| National Champions Big Ten Champions |
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| Conference | Big Ten | ||
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| Coaches | #1 | ||
| AP | #1 | ||
| 1942 Record | 9-1 (5-1 Big Ten) | ||
| Head Coach | Paul Brown | ||
| Offensive Scheme | Heavey Run | ||
| Base Defense | Multi | ||
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Ohio Stadium | ||
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The 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was led by QB Les Horvath and Captain George Lynn. they were the first national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall Of Fame coach Paul Brown. Because the Big Ten did not let its teams participate in any game except for the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes were given the title by the press. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents by an average score of 37-11.
The Buckeyes only loss was to the Wisconsin Badgers in what many now refer to as "The Bad Water Game" where half of the Buckeye players contracted an intestinal disorder after drinking from an unsanitary drinking fountain on the train to Madison. The Buckeeyes were degeated by the Badgers who were led by Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch. However, the Badgers had a loss and a tie giving Ohio State a shot at a Big Ten Championship.
Horvath then led the Bucks to three scores through the air to upset Michigan and win their first league championship in three yearsand their sixth in thirty years since joining the Western Conference in 1913.
Top ranked Boston College and number two ranked Georgia lost their season ending games, giving Ohio State their first football National Championship.
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[edit] Schedule
| Date | Ranking | Opponent | Result | Score | |
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| September 26 | *Fort Knox | W | 59 | 0 | |
| October 3 | Indiana | W | 32 | 21 | |
| October 10 | *Southern California | W | 28 | 12 | |
| October 17 | #1 | Purdue | W | 26 | 0 |
| October 24 | #1 | @ Northwestern | W | 20 | 6 |
| October 31 | #1 | @ #6 Wisconsin | L | 7 | 17 |
| November 7 | #6 | *Pittsburgh | W | 59 | 19 |
| November 14 | #10 | #13 Illinois^ | W | 44 | 20 |
| November 21 | #5 | #4 Michigan | W | 21 | 7 |
| November 28 | #3 | *Iowa Pre-Flight | W | 41 | 12 |
| *Non-conference opponent ^played in Cleveland | |||||
[edit] All-Americans
Charles Csuri, T (Team MVP)
Gene Fekete, FB
Lindell Houston, G
Paul Sarringhaus, HB
Bob Shaw, E
[edit] All-Big Ten
Lindell Houston, G
Paul Sarringhaus, HB
Bob Shaw, E
[edit] References
Lindy's, A Championship Season...and the Battle for #1, pp. 74.
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