1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Nine co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–14 vs. California
Conference	Big Nine Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	7–1–2 (4–1–1 Big Nine)
Head coach	Wes Fesler (3rd season)
MVP	Jack Lininger
Captain	A. Jack Wilson
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1949 Big Nine Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Ohio State +	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 7 Michigan +	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Illinois	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1949 Big Nine Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1–2 record to win a share of the Big Ten Conference title and win their first Rose Bowl against California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	Missouri*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 35–34	66,510
October 1	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 46–7	70,568
October 8	at No. 8 USC*	No. 11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 13–13	62,877
October 15	No. 5 Minnesota	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–27	82,111
October 22	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 21–0	45,000
October 29	Northwestern	No. 18	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 24–7	81,872
November 5	at Pittsburgh*	No. 11	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–10	54,789
November 12	Illinois	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 30–17	81,805
November 19	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 7	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	T 7–7	97,239
January 2, 1950	vs. No. 2 California*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 17–14	100,963
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	11	11	—	18	11	11	7	5	6

Game summaries

USC

• Fred "Curly" Morrison 134 rushing yards, Gerald Krall 103 rushing yards^[2]

Coaching staff

• Wes Fesler, head coach, first year
• Lyal Clark, assistant
• Gene Fekete, assistant
• Richard Fisher, assistant
• Esco Sarkkinen, assistant
• Harry Strobel, assistant

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Statistics

• Rushing: Gerald Krall 128 attempts, 606 yards, 4 TD
• Passing: Pandel Savic 35/84, 581 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT
• Receiving: Ray Hamilton 15 receptions, 347 yards
• Points: Fred Morrison 54 points (9 TD)

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Awards and honors

• All-Big Ten: C Jack Lininger, HB Gerry Krall ^[5]

1950 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Fred "Curly" Morrison	1	10	Fullback	Chicago Bears
Jack Jennings	2	21	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals
Dick O'Hanlon	8	105	Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Wilson	11	135	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Bill Trautwein	14	181	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Hague	22	287	End	Philadelphia Eagles
George Mattey	23	290	Guard	Green Bay Packers

References

1. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
2. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
3. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
4. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015
5. 2014 Ohio State football guide Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2015