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1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
Record6–1–2 (4–1–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Houston
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 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 1958 Big Ten season. In their eighth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–1–2 record (4–1–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 132. Against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 11 Northwestern, defeated No. 2 Iowa, and tied with No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 8 Purdue. They began the season ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, but dropped to No. 8 in the final poll.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included fullback Bob White (859 rushing yards, 3.9 yards per carry, 12 touchdowns); quarterback Frank Kremblas (281 passing yards, 38.1% completion percentage); and end Jim Houston (127 receiving yards).[2] Five Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1958 All-Big Ten Conference football team: White (AP-1, UPI-1); Houston (AP-1, UPI-2); halfback Don Clark (AP-2, UPI-1); and tackle Jim Marshall (AP-2, UPI-1).[3][4]

The team played its home game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 20 SMU*No. 1
W 23–2083,113[5]
October 4Washington*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 12–782,901
October 11at IllinoisNo. 5
W 19–1350,416
October 18IndianaNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–882,964
October 25No. 13 WisconsinNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 7–783,142
November 1at No. 11 NorthwesternNo. 5
L 0–2151,102
November 8No. 8 PurdueNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 14–1483,481
November 15at No. 2 IowaNo. 16
W 38–2858,643
November 22MichiganNo. 11
W 20–1483,248[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1958 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 22 Frank Kremblas Sr
HB 44 Dick LeBeau Sr
FB Bob White Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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SMU

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Team 1 234Total
SMU 0 1406 20
• Ohio St 8 780 23
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,113

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Washington

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Team 1 234Total
Washington 7 000 7
• Ohio State 6 006 12
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Ohio State
  • Game attendance: 82,901
  • Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1WASHMcKeta 12 yard run (Fleming kick)WASH 0–7
Q1OSUFields 1 yard run (run failed)WASH 6–7
Q4OSUClark 1 yard run (run failed)OSU 12–7

Illinois

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Team 1 234Total
• Ohio State 6 0130 19
Illinois 0 607 13

Indiana

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Team 1 234Total
Indiana 0 008 8
• Ohio State 14 71414 49
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 82,964
  • Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)

Wisconsin

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Team 1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 070 7
Ohio State 0 070 7
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,142
  • Game weather: Rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
Scoring summary
Q3WISHackbart 64 punt return (Shwaiko kick)WIS 0–7
Q3OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)TIED 7–7

Northwestern

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Team 1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
• Northwestern 0 0714 21
Scoring summary
Q3NWThornton 67 yard pass to Burton (Thornton kick)NW 0–7
Q4NWThornton 1 yard run (kick failed)NW 0–13
Q4NWThornton 3 yard pass to E. Kimbrough (Thornton pass to Burton good)NW 0–21

Purdue

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Team 1 234Total
Purdue 0 0014 14
Ohio State 7 700 14
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,481
  • Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1OSUMarshall blocked punt return for 22 yards (Kilgore kick)OSU 7–0
Q2OSUMarshall interception return for 25 yards (Kilgore kick)OSU 14–0
Q4PURJarus 2 yard run (point no good)OSU 14–7
Q4PURFichtner 7 yard pass to Brooks (Fichtner pass to Brooks)TIED 14–14

Iowa

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Team 1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 14710 38
Iowa 7 1470 28
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game attendance: 58,643
  • Game weather: Cloudy, wind NE 15 mph, 51 °F (11 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1OSUClark 25 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 7–0
Q1IOWADuncan 1 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 7–7
Q2OSUWhite 71 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 14–7
Q2IOWAFleming 1 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 14–14
Q2OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 21–14
Q2IOWADuncan 3 yard pass to Fleming (Prescott kick)TIED 21–21
Q3OSUClark 37 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 28–21
Q3IOWANocera 21 yard run (Prescott kick)TIED 28–28
Q4OSUWhite 1 yard run (Kilgore kick)OSU 35–28
Q4OSUKilgore 12 yard field goalOSU 38–28

Statistics

Michigan

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Team 1 234Total
Michigan 6 800 14
• Ohio State 0 1280 20
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 83,248
  • Game weather: Clear, 45 °F (7 °C)
Scoring summary
Q1MICHPtacek 7 yard pass to Prahst (extra point failed)MICH 0–6
Q2OSULeBeau 8 yard run (extra point failed)TIED 6–6
Q2MICHPtacek 32 yard pass to Prahst (Ptacek pass to Prahst)MICH 6–14
Q2OSUFields 25 yard pass to Herbstreit (extra point failed)MICH 12–14
Q3OSUWhite 6 yard run (Fields run)OSU 20–14

Coaching staff

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1959 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Don Clark 1 7 Back Chicago Bears
Dan James 1 8 Tackle San Francisco 49ers
Dick Schafrath 2 23 Tackle Cleveland Browns
Dick LeBeau 5 58 Defensive back Cleveland Browns
Jerry Lee Murphy 20 231 Tackle Chicago Cardinals
Frank Kremblas 23 275 Quarterback New York Giants
Ernie Spychalski 25 298 Tackle Cleveland Browns
John Scott[9] 26 307 Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

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  1. ^ "1958 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "1958 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Jerry Liska (November 28, 1958). "Even Big 10 All-Star Team Is Mixed Up". Sarasota Journal (AP story). p. 16.
  4. ^ "Kelley Again On All-Big Ten Team". The Sandusky Register. November 28, 1958. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Bucks edge SMU, Meredith, 23–20". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tommy Devine (November 23, 1958). "OSU Wins, 20-14, On Goal-Line Fumble: U-M Fights–and Loses–to the End". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "OSU Survives Aerial Barrage." Palm Beach Post. 1958 Sept 27.
  8. ^ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  9. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". Archived from the original on March 27, 2008.
  10. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2018.