1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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
Game summaries
USC
- Fred "Curly" Morrison 134 rushing yards, Gerald Krall 103 rushing yards
Coaching staff
- Wes Fesler, head coach, first year
- Lyal Clark, assistant
- Gene Fekete, assistant
- Richard Fisher, assistant
- Esco Sarkkinen, assistant
- Harry Strobel, assistant
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
Awards and honors
- All-Big Ten: C Jack Lininger, HB Gerry Krall
1950 NFL draftees
