1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPClaude White
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1940 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored 99–113.

Ohio State was ranked at No. 18 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Pittsburgh*
W 30–752,877[2]
October 5Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–1454,556[3]
October 12at Northwestern
L 3–642,000[4][5]
October 19No. 7 MinnesotaNo. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1363,199[6]
October 26at No. 1 Cornell*
L 7–2134,500[7]
November 2Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–656,667[8]
November 16at Illinois
W 14–615,571[9]
November 23No. 7 Michigan
L 0–4073,648[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1941 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Don Scott 1 9 Back Chicago Bears
Jim Langhurst 10 89 Back Brooklyn Dodgers
Claude White 15 132 Center Chicago Cardinals
Jimmy Strausbaugh 20 186 Halfback Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Crushes Pittsburgh Eleven, 30-7; Maag, Langhurst Stand Out for Big 10 Champs". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. September 29, 1940. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howell, Fritz (October 6, 1940). "Ohio State Barely Beats Purdue". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. p. 8S. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 13, 1940). "N.U. Halts Ohio, 6-3: De Correvont Goes Over After 2 Purple Marches Fall Short". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dunkley, Charles (October 13, 1940). "DeCorrevont Hero As Wildcats Nip Ohio State, 6-3". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. p. 20. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Howell, Fritz (October 20, 1940). "Gophers Ruin Buck Title Hopes, 13-7". The Muncie Star. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell's Last Minute Drive Defeats Ohio State in Thrilling Battle". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 27, 1940. p. 2B. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana Beaten; Purdue Victor". The Courier-Journal. United Press. November 3, 1940. p. 5:4. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dunkley, Charles (November 17, 1940). "Scott Sparks Scarlet To 14-6 Win Over Illini". The South Bend Tribune. Associated Press. p. 2:1. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ohio State Is Outclassed By Michigan". Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press. November 24, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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