1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 9–0 6–0 Carroll Widdoes 1st Les Horvath Ohio Stadium National champion (NCF, SR & Br)Big Ten champion 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. Schedule 1944 AP September 30 w y Missouri Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 54–0 29,908 October 7 w Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 34–0 35,358 October 14 w y 8 Wisconsin 19 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 20–7 40,000 October 21 w y 4 Great Lakes Navy 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 26–6 73,477 October 28 w 4 Minnesota Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 34–14 43,563 November 4 w 3 Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 21–7 56,380 November 11 w y 2 Pittsburgh Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 54–19 26,158–26,566 Keck Harry Panthers Rally in Last Half Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph November 12, 1944 Section 2-2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph-panthers-rally/129540974/ August 6, 2023 Newspapers.comYoung Clarence Buck Reserves Get a Workout Against Pitt Dayton Daily News November 12, 1944 Section 3-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-buck-reserves-get-a-wo/129550260/ August 6, 2023 Newspapers.comYoung Clarence State Takes Pitt Dayton Daily News November 12, 1944 Section 3-2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-state-takes-pitt/129550575/ August 6, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 w y 4 Illinois Cleveland Stadium Cleveland, OH Illibuck 26–12 83,627 November 25 w 3 Michigan 6 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry 18–14 71,958 Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 8 (2) 4 (4) 4 (14) 3 (17) 2 (18) 4 (3) 3 (5) 3т (18) 2 (5) Coaching staff Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year Awards and honors Les Horvath, Heisman Trophyhttp://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy 2007-11-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071118210440/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html 2007-11-18 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) 1945 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Player Round Pick Position NFL club Jack Dugger 2 12 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers Gordon Appleby 3 26 Center New York Giants Gene Fekete 6 49 Fullback Detroit Lions Bill Hackett 13 131 Guard Green Bay Packers Bob Jabbusch 17 174 Guard New York Giants Cecil Souders 25 259 End Washington Redskins John Priday 31 324 Back Green Bay Packers References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football