1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team


The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8-0-1 record. They were awarded the national championship by the Football Writers Association of America. This was the Buckeyes fourth national championship and the third for head coach Woody Hayes.
Days after the conclusion of the regular season, the university's faculty council voted down participation in the Rose Bowl, which then went to Minnesota.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

TCU

UCLA

Illinois

Northwestern

Wisconsin

Iowa

Indiana

Oregon

Michigan

Depth chart

Coaching staff