1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8 8 7–2 5–2 Woody Hayes 10th Tom Matte Jim Herbstreit Jim Tyrer Ohio Stadium The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1960 Big Ten season. In their tenth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 90. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 4 Illinois, No. 11 Wisconsin, and No. 10 Michigan State, but lost to No. 5 Iowa. They were ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll.1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1960-schedule.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Matte (737 passing yards, 52.6% completion percentage), fullback Bob Ferguson (853 rushing yards, 5.3 yards per carry, 13 touchdowns), and end Chuck Bryant (17 receptions for 336 yards, 19.8 per reception).1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 29, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1960.html Three Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Matte (AP-1, UPI-1); Ferguson (AP-1, UPI-1); and tackle Jim Tyrer (AP-2, UPI-1).Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team Toledo Blade November 22, 1960 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19601122&id=6LlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7438,6661659Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars The Terre Haute Star November 25, 1960 26 https://www.newspapers.com/image/10937424/?terms=hollis%2Bferguson%2Bmatte The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1960 AP September 24 w y 20 SMU Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 24–0 82,496 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-heads-up-buckeyes-smo/168621494/ Detroit Free Press Heads-up Buckeyes smother SMU, 24–0 September 25, 1960 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 1 w y 9 USC Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 20–0 83,204 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-fergusons-3-scores-b/189637971/ Omaha World-Herald Ferguson's 3 scores boost Ohio State past USC, 20–0 October 2, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com October 8 w y 5 Illinois 4 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 34–7 71,119 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-ohio-states-power-c/194041611/ The Courier-Journal Ohio State's power crushes Illinois 34–7 October 9, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com October 15 l y 3 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 21–24 46,284 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-purdue-upsets-ohio-st/194039819/ The Times Recorder Purdue upsets Ohio State 24–21 in Big 10 battle October 16, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 w y 9 Wisconsin 11 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 34–7 83,246 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-city-journal-buckeye-quarterba/194039027/ The Sioux City Journal Buckeye quarterback Tom Matte bewitches Badgers, 34–7 October 23, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 w y 8 Michigan State 10 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 21–10 76,520 https://www.newspapers.com/article/battle-creek-enquirer-bob-klein-ignites/194042166/ Enquirer and News Bob Klein ignites 21–10 Ohio State victory over MSU October 30, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com November 5 w 5 Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 36–7 81,530 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-blade-matte-leads-osu-past-hapless-h/194037905/ The Blade Matte leads OSU past hapless Hoosiers, 36–7 November 6, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com November 12 l y 3 Iowa 5 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 12–35 57,900 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anderson-herald-iowa-drubs-ohio-stat/194042682/ The Anderson Herald Iowa drubs Ohio State to clinch Big Ten tie November 13, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com November 19 w 10 Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry 7–0 83,107 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-m-close-but-flub/194042814/ The Grand Rapids Press M close, but flubs upset bid November 20, 1960 March 23, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule/Results (1960 Ohio State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214905 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics March 23, 2025 Game summaries SMU SMU 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 7 14 3 0 September 24 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 82,496 yes Q1 1:24 OHST Bryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 13:16 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 :42 OHST Detrick 1 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 21–0 Q3 7:54 OHST Jones 30 yard field goal OHST 24–0 yes USC Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) October 1, 1960 USC 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 6 7 0 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 83,204 Sunny, 64 F C Box Score "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10. left USC Trojans USC Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio St Ben Charles 4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT Ben Wilson 3 Rush, 29 Yds Marlin McKeever 1 Rec, 29 Yds Tom Matte 6/11, 78 Yds, INT Bob Ferguson 20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD Chuck Bryant 2 Rec, 28 Yds USC OSU collapsed 1 8:25 Ohio St 1 74 0:19 RushTD Ben Ferguson 74 no good (blocked) Ben Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 6 2 4:36 Ohio St 8 57 4:10 RushTD Bob Ferguson 2 good Ben Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 13 4 4:36 Ohio St 9 75 4:12 RushTD Bob Ferguson 19 good Ben Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 20 0 20 At Illinois Ohio St 0 13 14 7 Illinois 0 0 0 7 October 8 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 71,119 yes Q2 14:55 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 :39 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0 Q3 14:34 OHST Wentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 20–0 Q3 5:23 OHST Matte 57 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q4 9:48 OHST Klein 42 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 4:02 ILL Brown 3 yard run (Wood kick) OHST 34–7 yes "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9. Purdue Ohio State 0 14 7 0 Purdue 7 7 10 0 October 15 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette IN EST Cloudy, wind NW 11-12 mph, 66 F yes Q1 11:25 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–7 Q2 11:05 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–14 Q2 8:34 OSU Ferguson 5 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 7–14 Q2 3:10 OSU Matte 31 yard pass to Perdue (Jones kick) TIED 14–14 Q3 9:08 PUR Allen 32 yard field goal PUR 14–17 Q3 2:14 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (Jones kick) OSU 17–21 Q3 0:02 PUR Jones 32 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 24–21 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 Ohio St 14 0 0 20 October 21 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 83,246 Clear; 57 F; wind 10–15 mph SW yes Q1 4:00 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 :54 OHST Ferguson 52 yard run (Young kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 1:27 WIS Wiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick) OHST 14–7 Q4 14:49 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 7:53 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 1:17 OHST Bryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed) OHST 34–7 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174713/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6005Wisconsin.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22. At Michigan State Ohio St 0 14 7 0 Michigan St 0 3 0 7 October 29 Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan 76,520 Cloudy; 60 F; wind 12 mph SE yes Q2 9:04 OHST Klein 46 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:07 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)n OHST 14–0 Q2 :55 MSU Brandstatter 25 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 3:07 OHST Middleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 21–3 Q4 3:46 MSU Adderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick) OHST 21–10 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111710/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6006MichiganState.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22. Indiana Indiana 0 0 0 7 Ohio St 7 20 7 2 November 5 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 81,530 Cloudy; 42 F yes Q1 9:51 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:20 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 3:01 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked) OHST 20–0 Q2 :00 OHST Bryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q3 4:43 OHST Klein 4 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 11:30 OHST Safety, punt snap out of end zone OHST 36–0 Q4 3:02 IND Quinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick) OHST 36–7 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115415/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6007Indiana.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22. At Iowa Ohio State 0 6 6 0 Iowa 7 21 0 7 November 12 Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 57,900 Clear, wind S 10 mph, 55 F yes Q1 1:21 IOWA Williams 48 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 0–7 Q2 13:29 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–7 Q2 10:15 IOWA Hollis 12 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–14 Q1 5:30 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–21 Q2 0:37 IOWA Williams 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–28 Q3 13:00 OSU Matte 22 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 12–28 Q4 14:08 IOWA Ferguson 9 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 12–35 yes Michigan Michigan 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 0 0 0 7 November 19 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 83,107 Cloudy; 41 F yes Q4 12:55 OHST Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 yes Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092522/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1960/6009Michigan.pdf 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 2015-Mar-22. Roster 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes y 53 So Bill Armstrong C 21 Sr Michael Benis QB 88 Jr Charles Bryant E Chuck Bryant (American football) y 52 So Robert Butts C 57 So William Clymer C 59 Jr Michael Coburn C 32 Jr Roger Detrick FB 42 So David Eckard HB 56 Sr John Farrall G 46 Jr Bob Ferguson FB Bob Ferguson (American football player) y 71 Sr Alan Fiers T 66 Jr Charles Foreman G 69 So Rodney Foster G 33 So David Francis FB 35 Sr William German HB 47 Jr Gary Hansley HB 18 Jr Van Allen Hardman HB 67 Sr Gabriel Harlman G 65 Sr Oscar Hauer C 12 Jr Richard Haupt HB 45 Sr Jim Herbstreit HB C 14 Jr Brice Hess HB 28 So William Hess HB 49 Jr Ronald Houck HB 64 Jr Michael Ingram G 72 Sr Charles Jentes T 16 So Kenneth Johnson HB 30 So David Katternhenrich FB 19 So Robert Klein HB 61 So Raymond Krstolic T 48 So Karl Kumler HB 17 Jr Howard Lambert HB 70 So Richard Laskoski T 60 So Frederic Lehr T 54 Sr James Lindner C 36 So Robert Lindner FB 23 Jr Robert Lister QB 43 So Richard Mangiamelle HB 91 Jr Paul Martin E 41 Sr Tom Matte QB y 74 Sr James Matz T 80 So Robert Middleton E 68 So Gary Moeller G y 26 So Bill Mrukowski QB 25 So John Mummey QB 87 Jr Tom Perdue E 89 So Elwood Rayford E 79 So Robert Risch T 75 Jr Jack Roberts T 76 So Daryl Sanders T 81 Jr Larry Stephens E 63 So Aaron Swartz G 85 Jr Sam Tidmore E 78 Sr George Tolford T 77 Sr Jim Tyrer T C 44 So Ed Ulmer HB 50 So Jerry Vanscoy C 51 Sr Thomas Varner C 73 So Robert Vogel T 55 Sr Don Vogelgesang C 22 Jr Jack Wallace QB 58 Jr Jene Watkins C 15 Sr William Wentz HB 82 Jr George Wittmer E 62 Sr Don Young G 38 So Stewart Baffer K 20 So Ben Jones K http://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1960_Roster.pdf 2018-Dec-15 Woody Hayes Lyal Clark Ernie Godfrey Gordon Larson Esco Sarkkinen Bo Schembechler Gene Slaughter(Backfield) Harry Strobel 1961 pro draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 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 Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football