1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Purdue +6–0–09–0–0
No. 3 Michigan +6–0–08–1–0
No. 9 Northwestern5–1–06–2–0
Indiana2–3–14–4–2
Minnesota2–3–05–4–0
Illinois2–4–03–7–0
Ohio State1–4–03–6–0
Wisconsin1–6–01–9–0
Iowa0–4–11–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 Big Ten Conference 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.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Ohio State ranked 17th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 99.3.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Iowa Pre-Flight*
L 13–2823,496[2]
October 2Missouri*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–627,525
October 9at No. 12 Great Lakes Navy*No. 18
L 6–1322,000
October 16vs. No. 5 Purdue
L 7-3041,509
October 23No. 17 Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1337,243
October 30Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 14–2025,458
November 6at Pittsburgh*
W 46–630,000[3]
November 13Illinois
W 29–2636,331
November 20at No. 4 Michigan
L 7–4539,139
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP18————————

Coaching staff

1944 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Paul Sarringhaus980HalfbackPhiladelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw1097EndCleveland Rams
Lin Houston11106GuardChicago Bears
Charley Csuri16154TackleChicago Cardinals

References

  1. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ Sec Taylor (September 26, 1943). "Passes Punch Across Cadet Touchdowns: Bucks Bounce Back in Second Half". The Des Moines Register. p. 5-1, 5-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Keck, Harry (November 7, 1943). "Ohio State Runs Over Pitt, 46–6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-2. Retrieved June 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team