1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team explained

Year:	1955
Team:	Ohio State Buckeyes
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	5
Record:	7–2
Conf Record:	6–0
Head Coach:	Woody Hayes
Hc Year:	5th
Mvp:	Howard Cassady
Captain:	Fran Machinsky, Ken Vargo
Stadium:	Ohio Stadium
Champion:	Big Ten champion

The 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1955 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7 - 2 record.

Game summaries

Nebraska

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Nebraska
Pass Atts.		3		26
Pass Comps.		1		11
Pass Yards		17		189
Yds./Pass		17.0		17.2
Rush Atts.		61		36
Rush Yards		321		138
Yds./Rush		5.3		3.8
Total Yards		338		327
Fumbles Lost		1		3
Interceptions		0		1
Total Turnovers		1		4

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Stanford

Team Statistics

Statistic		Stanford		Ohio State
Pass Atts.		13		12
Pass Comps.		6		5
Pass Yards		66		41
Yds./Pass		11.0		8.2
Rush Atts.		41		57
Rush Yards		152		187
Yds./Rush		3.7		3.3
Total Yards		218		228
Fumbles Lost		1		1
Interceptions		0		1
Total Turnovers		1		2

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Illinois

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Illinois
Pass Atts.		9		15
Pass Comps.		4		7
Pass Yards		17		175
Yds./Pass		4.3		25.0
Rush Atts.		55		51
Rush Yards		334		196
Yds./Rush		6.1		3.8
Total Yards		351		371
Fumbles Lost		0		2
Interceptions		0		1
Total Turnovers		0		3

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Duke

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Duke
Pass Atts.		10		13
Pass Comps.		2		9
Pass Yards		27		125
Yds./Pass		13.5		13.9
Rush Atts.		34		65
Rush Yards		138		218
Yds./Rush		4.1		3.4
Total Yards		165		343
Fumbles Lost		4		3
Interceptions		2		1
Total Turnovers		6		4

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Wisconsin

Team Statistics

Statistic		Wisconsin		Ohio State
Pass Atts.		18		4
Pass Comps.		7		2
Pass Yards		94		32
Yds./Pass		13.4		16.0
Rush Atts.		50		59
Rush Yards		284		272
Yds./Rush		5.7		4.6
Total Yards		378		304
Fumbles Lost		2		1
Interceptions		1		0
Total Turnovers		3		1

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Northwestern

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Northwestern
Pass Atts.		5		19
Pass Comps.		2		8
Pass Yards		24		75
Yds./Pass		12.0		9.4
Rush Atts.		65		46
Rush Yards		395		166
Yds./Rush		6.1		3.6
Total Yards		419		241
Fumbles Lost		0		1
Interceptions		0		5
Total Turnovers		0		6

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Indiana

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Indiana
Pass Atts.		2		18
Pass Comps.		0		11
Pass Yards		0		142
Yds./Pass		0.0		12.9
Rush Atts.		52		47
Rush Yards		251		159
Yds./Rush		4.8		3.4
Total Yards		251		301
Fumbles Lost		2		1
Interceptions		0		0
Total Turnovers		2		1

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Iowa

Team Statistics

Statistic		Ohio State		Iowa
Pass Atts.		3		14
Pass Comps.		0		9
Pass Yards		0		101
Yds./Pass		0.0		11.2
Rush Atts.		53		45
Rush Yards		274		171
Yds./Rush		5.2		3.8
Total Yards		273		272
Fumbles Lost		0		1
Interceptions		0		1
Total Turnovers		0		2

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Michigan

Team Statistics

Statistic		Michigan		Ohio State
Pass Atts.		9		3
Pass Comps.		3		1
Pass Yards		14		4
Yds./Pass		4.7		4.0
Rush Atts.		31		72
Rush Yards		95		333
Yds./Rush		3.1		4.6
Total Yards		109		337
Fumbles Lost		0		2
Interceptions		2		0
Total Turnovers		2		2

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Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 5th year

Awards and honors

• Howard Cassady, Heisman Trophy^[11]

Trivia

• The November 12 game against Iowa was mentioned in the movie Back to the Future Part II. A radio announcer telling the scores of the day's games mentions that Ohio State beat Iowa 20-10.

1956 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
	1	3	Halfback	Detroit Lions
	4	41	Tackle	Washington Redskins
	9	106	Center	Chicago Bears
	22	261	Back	New York Giants

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045859/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846189.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201045811/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846199.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052208/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846192.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050419/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5849170.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052045/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846200.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
6. Web site: Blast from the Past: No. 15 Wisconsin 10/22/1955. 22 October 2016.
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052426/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846191.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050248/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846185.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
9. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052712/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846187.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
10. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201052559/http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=5846197.0 . 2017-12-01 . dead .
11. Web site: Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy . 2007-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916003323/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html . 2009-09-16 .