1933 Ohio State Buckeyes football
National champion (Dunkel System)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainSid Gillman
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 4 4 – 0 – 4
No. 5 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Chicago 0 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Indiana 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1933 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University in the 1933 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Sam Willaman, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record (4–1 against Big Ten opponents), shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 161 to 26. The Buckeyes' sole loss was to the undefeated Michigan Wolverines.[1]

Ohio State finished third in the Big Ten standings behind Michigan and Minnesota. In the Dickinson System rankings released in December 1933, three Big Ten teams finished in the top five with Michigan at No. 1 with 28.53 points, Minnesota at No. 3 with 23.87 points, and Ohio State No. 5 with 22.79 points.[2] While the great majority of later rankings and analyses designated Michigan as the 1933 national champion, the Dunkel System designated the Buckeyes as the national champion.[3]

Three Ohio State players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press (UP) on the 1933 All-Big Ten Conference football team: guard Joseph Gailus (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Ted Rosequist (AP-2, UP-1); and end Sid Gillman (AP-2).[4][5]

In January 1934, Willaman resigned as Ohio State's head coach. Willaman compiled a 26–10–4 record (and lost three of five games to Michigan) in five years as Ohio State's head coach. Willaman had been heavily criticized in the months prior to his resignation.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Virginia*
W 75–042,001[7]
October 14Vanderbilt*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–021,568[8]
October 21at Michigan
L 0–1393,508[9]
October 28Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 12–034,987[10][11]
November 4Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–023,698[12]
November 11at Penn*
W 20–745,000[13]
November 18at Wisconsin
W 6–09,089[14]
November 25Illinois
W 7–624,403[15]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "1933 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Dickinson Picks Michigan: Trojans Rated Sixth In Grid Title Listings". The Pasadena Post. December 10, 1933. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Four Michigan Men on All-Star Big Ten Eleven". Ironwood Daily Globe. November 29, 1933. p. 18.
  5. ^ "Big Ten Coaches Voted on Team". The Milwaukee Journal. November 28, 1933.
  6. ^ "Sam Willaman Resigns as Ohio State Mentor". The Akron Beacon Journal. January 31, 1934. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio State Romps on Virginia Eleven by Score of 75 to 0: Cavaliers Go Down to Defeat By Widest Margin Ever Recorded in Horseshoe At Columbus". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 8, 1933. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ohio State Romps to 20-0 Victory Over Vanderbilt: Commodores Advance Ball Only Once During Contest Into Buckeyes' Territory". Springfield News-Sun. October 15, 1933. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 22, 1933). "Michigan Decisively Outplays Ohio State and Wins, 13-0: Wolverines' Line Play Halts Buckeye Attack". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ohio State Beats Northwestern, 12-0: Touchdowns Due To Fumbles, One Within End Zone, Other On Mid-Field". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1933. pp. 1, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Edward Burns (October 29, 1933). "Ohio Recovers Two N.U. Fumbles for 12-0 Victory". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Simon Burick (November 5, 1933). "First-Half Attack Gives Ohio State 21-0 Triumph Over Indiana: Heekin Makes Two Long Jaunts For Touchdowns". Dayton Daily News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Perry Lewis (November 12, 1933). "Ohio State Triumphs Over Penn, 20 to 7: 45,000 Rooters See Buckeyes' Marches Overcome Quakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Hank Casserly (November 19, 1933). "Badgers Outplay Ohio State; Lose, 6 to 0: Smith Runs 55 Yards For Lone Score". The Capital Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Carl L. Turner (November 26, 1933). "Buckeyes Edge Illinois, 7 to 6: State Ends Season With Big Ten Win". The Coshocton Tribune. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.


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