1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1943 record	3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Brown (3rd year)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)

1943 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Purdue +	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
#9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight*	No. 18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 13–28	23,496
October 2	Missouri*	No. 18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27–6	27,525
October 9	at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy*	No. 8	Ross Field • North Chicago, IL	L 6–13	22,000
October 16	vs. No. 5 Purdue		Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH	L 7-30	41,509
October 23	No. 17 Northwestern		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–13	37,243
October 30	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14–20	25,458
November 6	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 46–6	30,000
November 13	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 29–26	36,331
November 20	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	L 7–45	39,139
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

Paul Brown, head coach, third year

1944 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Paul Sarringhaus	9	80	Halfback	Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw	10	97	End	Cleveland Rams
Lin Houston	11	106	Guard	Chicago Bears
Charley Csuri	16	154	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals

References

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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