1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football
FWAA Poll national champion Big Ten champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1961 record	8–0–1 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (11th year)
Defensive coordinator	William Gunlock
Captain	Mike Ingram
Captain	Tom Perdue
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 79,727)

1961 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Ohio State $	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
#6 Minnesota	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
#12 Purdue	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1961 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–0–1 record. They were awarded the national championship by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). This was the Buckeyes fourth national championship and the third for head coach Woody Hayes.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	1:30 p.m.	TCU*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 7–7	82,878
October 7	1:30 p.m.	UCLA*	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 13–3	82,992
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 44–0	82,374
October 21		at Northwestern	No. 7	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 10–0	43,259
October 28		at Wisconsin	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 30–21	58,411
November 4	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Iowa	No. 5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 29–13	83,795
November 11		at Indiana	No. 3	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 16–7	27,108
November 18	1:30 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 22–12	82,073
November 25		at Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	W 50–20	80,444
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Personnel

1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
C	`53`	Armstrong, Billy JoeBilly Joe Armstrong	5.0 !Jr
OG	`71`	Bearss, JamesJames Bearss	3.0 !So
HB, DB	`12`	Bruney, BobBob Bruney	3.0 !So
E	`88`	Bryant, CharlesCharles Bryant	57.0 !Sr
OT	`54`	Carter, DennisDennis Carter	3.0 !So
FB, LB	`32`	Detrick, RogerRoger Detrick	57.0 !Sr
FB, LB	`46`	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	57.0 !Sr
OG	`66`	Foreman, CharlesCharles Foreman	57.0 !Sr
OG	`69`	Foster, RodRod Foster	5.0 !Jr
FB	`33`	Francis, DaveDave Francis	5.0 !Jr
C	`58`	Fronk, DeanDean Fronk	3.0 !So
HB	`15`	Hall, TonyTony Hall	3.0 !So
FB	`35`	Hall, WoodyWoody Hall	3.0 !So
HB	`47`	Honsley, GaryGary Honsley	57.0 !Sr
OG	`62`	Hullinger, DennisDennis Hullinger	3.0 !So
OG, LB	`64`	Ingram, MikeMike Ingram (C)	57.0 !Sr
OG	`65`	Jenkins, TomTom Jenkins	3.0 !So
HB, DB	`21`	Johnson, KenKen Johnson	5.0 !Jr
HB	`45`	Jones, WilliamWilliam Jones	3.0 !So
HB	`19`	Klein, BobBob Klein	5.0 !Jr
OT	`61`	Krstolic, RaymondRaymond Krstolic	5.0 !Jr
HB	`48`	Kumler, KarlKarl Kumler	5.0 !Jr
FB	`17`	Lambert, HowardHoward Lambert	57.0 !Sr
OT	`70`	Laskoski, RichardRichard Laskoski	5.0 !Jr
QB	`23`	Lister, RobertRobert Lister	57.0 !Sr
HB	`43`	Mangiamelle, RichardRichard Mangiamelle	5.0 !Jr
QB	`27`	Marmie, LarryLarry Marmie	3.0 !So
E	`91`	Martin, PaulPaul Martin	57.0 !Sr
E	`80`	Middleton, RobertRobert Middleton	5.0 !Jr
C	`56`	Morgan, RichardRichard Morgan	3.0 !So
QB	`26`	Mrukowski, BillBill Mrukowski	5.0 !Jr
QB	`25`	Mummey, JohnJohn Mummey	5.0 !Jr
E	`90`	Nourse, JosephJoseph Nourse	3.0 !So
E, DE	`83`	Ricketts, OrmondeOrmonde Ricketts	3.0 !So
OT	`75`	Roberts, JackJack Roberts	57.0 !Sr
OT, DL	`76`	Sanders, DarylDaryl Sanders	5.0 !Jr
E	`84`	Smith, KeithKeith Smith	3.0 !So
HB, LB	`41`	Snell, MattMatt Snell	3.0 !So
QB	`24`	Sparma, JoeJoe Sparma	3.0 !So
OT	`72`	Stanley, BernieBernie Stanley	3.0 !So
HB	`16`	Tingley, DavidDavid Tingley	57.0 !Sr
E, PK	`86`	Van Raaphorst, DickDick Van Raaphorst	3.0 !So
C	`50`	Vanscoy, JerryJerry Vanscoy	5.0 !Jr
OT, DL	`73`	Vogel, BobBob Vogel	5.0 !Jr
QB	`23`	Wallace, JackJack Wallace	57.0 !Sr
HB, DB	`42`	Warfield, PaulPaul Warfield	3.0 !So
E	`82`	Wittmer, GeorgeGeorge Wittmer	57.0 !Sr
C	`51`	Zima, AlbertAlbert Zima	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
MG	`55`	Betz, WayneWayne Betz	5.0 !Jr
DL	`34`	Butts, RobertRobert Butts	5.0 !Jr
DL	`93`	Clotz, DennisDennis Clotz	57.0 !Sr
DL	`77`	Connor, DanDan Connor	5.0 !Jr
DB	`28`	Hess, BillBill Hess	5.0 !Jr
DB	`49`	Houck, RonRon Houck	57.0 !Sr
MG	`67`	Katterhenrich, DaveDave Katterhenrich	5.0 !Jr
DT, PK	`79`	Mamula, CharlesCharles Mamula	3.0 !So
MG	`60`	Mirick, WesWes Mirick	3.0 !So
MG, LB	`68`	Moeller, GaryGary Moeller	5.0 !Jr
LB	`63`	Parker, AlAl Parker	3.0 !So
DE	`87`	Perdue, TomTom Perdue (C)	57.0 !Sr
DE	`89`	Rayford, ElwoodElwood Rayford	5.0 !Jr
DT	`78`	Telford, GeorgeGeorge Telford	57.0 !Sr
DE	`85`	Tidmore, SamSam Tidmore	57.0 !Sr
DB	`44`	Ulmer, EdEd Ulmer	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`18`	Baffer, StewartStewart Baffer	3.0 !So
PK	`20`	Jones, BenBen Jones	5.0 !Jr

Head coach

Woody Hayes

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lyal Clark
Alan Fiers
Ernie Godfrey
Bill Gunlock
Jim Herbstreit
Esco Sarkkinen
Bo Schembechler
Harry Strobel

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-01.

Game notes

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	7	7
Ohio St	7	0	0	0	7

Date: September 30
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,878
Game weather: Sunny; 82°F; wind 20

Scoring summary

Q1	7:05	OHST	Bryant 2 yard pass from Mrukowski (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q4	11:20	TCU	Glasscock 12 yard pass from Gibbs (McAteer kick)	Tie 7–7

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UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	3	0	0	3
• Ohio St	0	0	0	13	13

Date: October 7
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,992
Game weather: Sunny; 72°F; wind 5 ESE

Scoring summary

Q2	2:22	UCLA	Smith 32 yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

Q4	14:14	OHST	Warfield 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–3

Q4	9:30	OHST	Snell 33 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 13–3

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Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	0	21	16	7	44

Date: October 14
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,974
Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F; wind 15 NNW

Scoring summary

Q2	13:03	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	10:43	OHST	Warfield 36 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	:09	OHST	Ferguson 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 21–0

Q3	9:08	OHST	Ferguson 3 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 28–0

Q3	7:53	OHST	Safety, Mills tackled in end zone	OHST 30–0

Q3	3:09	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 37–0

Q4	8:10	OHST	Johnson 11 yard pass from Mummey (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 44–0

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Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	3	0	7	10
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 21
Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
Game attendance: 43,259
Game weather: Cloudy; 48°F

Scoring summary

Q2	14:50	OHST	Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q4	2:04	OHST	Mrukowski 20 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 10–0

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	7	10	6	7	30
Wisconsin	0	15	0	6	21

Date: October 28
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game attendance: 58,411
Game weather: Cloudy; 52°F; wind 10 S
Referee: Tony Skover

Scoring summary

Q1	5:55	OHST	Katterhenrich 17 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	14:28	OHST	Van Raaphorst 23 yard field goal	OHST 10–0

Q2	9:57	WIS	Kroner 36 yard pass from Miller (Mckinney pass from Bakken)	OHST 10–8

Q2	1:41	OHST	Klein 8 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 17–8

Q2	:01	WIS	Miller 1 yard run (Bakken kick)	OHST 17–15

Q3	3:23	OHST	Warfield 5 yard run (pass failed)	OHST 23–15

Q4	1:36	OHST	Warfield 2 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 30–15

Q4	:02	WIS	Richter 7 yard pass from Miller (pass failed)	OHST 30–21

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Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	7	6	13
• Ohio St	6	6	0	17	29

Date: November 4
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 83,795
Game weather: Cloudy; 46°F; wind 5 E

Scoring summary

Q1	11:07	OHST	Perdue 55 yard fumble return (kick failed)	OHST 6–0

Q2	6:35	OHST	Bryant 18 yard pass from Sparma (kick failed)	OHST 12–0

Q3	6:18	IOWA	Szykowny 1 yard run (Szykowny kick)	OHST 12–7

Q4	14:39	OHST	Bryant 62 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 19–7

Q4	8:04	OHST	Van Raaphorst 24 yard field goal	OHST 22–7

Q4	1:55	OHST	Ferguson 13 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 29–7

Q4	:12	IOWA	Turici 4 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 29–13

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Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	9	7	0	16
Indiana	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 11
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Game attendance: 27,106
Game weather: 56°F; wind 8 SSE

Scoring summary

Q2	7:43	OHST	Van Raaphorst 40 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q2	5:11	OHST	Warfield 5 yard pass from Sparma (kick failed)	OHST 9–0

Q2	3:42	IND	Olsavsky 25 yard pass from Broome (George kick)	OHST 9–7

Q3	3:42	OHST	Bryant 9 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 16-7

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Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	6	0	6	12
• Ohio St	8	7	7	0	22

Date: November 18
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 82,073
Game weather: Sunny; 38°F; wind 9 NNW

Scoring summary

Q1	13:48	OHST	Klein 72 yard run (Ferguson run)	OHST 8–0

Q2	13:52	OHST	Ferguson 7 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 15–0

Q2	:48	ORE	Burleson 29 yard pass from Renfro (pass failed)	OHST 15–6

Q3	9:09	OHST	Ferguson 6 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 22–6

Q4	4:39	ORE	Josephson 2 yard run (pass failed))	OHST 22–12

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	7	14	0	29	50
Michigan	0	6	6	8	20

Date: November 25
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 80,444
Game weather: Clear

Scoring summary

Q1	3:26	OHST	Ferguson 12 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 7–0

Q2	11:04	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 14–0

Q2	10:49	MICH	Raimey 90 yard kickoff return (pass failed)	OHST 14–6

Q2	9:04	OHST	Warfield 69 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 21–6

Q3	7:36	MICH	McLenna 1 yard run (pass failed)	OHST 21–12

Q4	14:23	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 28–12

Q4	9:50	OHST	Klein 80 yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 35–12

Q4	4:45	OHST	Ferguson 1 yard run (Van Raaphorst kick)	OHST 42–12

Q4	:34	MICH	Ward 1 yard run (Ward run)	OHST 42–20

Q4	:05	OHST	Tidmore 10 yard pass from Sparma (Tidmore pass from Sparma)	OHST 50–20

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Depth chart

Defense

LB	MLB	LB
Thomas Perdue	Bill Mrukowski	Samuel Tidmore
⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Bill Hess
Ed Ulmer
⋅

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
George Tolford	Larry Stephens	Gary Moeller	Mike Ingram	Jack Roberts
⋅	Wesley Mirick	⋅	⋅	⋅
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Ronald Houck
⋅
⋅

Offense

SE
Charles Bryant
⋅
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Robert Vogel	Thomas Jenkins	Bill Armstrong	Rod Foster	Daryl Sanders
⋅	⋅	Gary Moeller	⋅	Rick Laskoski
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Robert Middleton
Ormonde Ricketts
⋅

WB
Paul Warfield
⋅
⋅

QB
John Mummey
Bill Mrukowski
⋅

FB
Bob Ferguson
⋅
⋅

Special Teams

RB
Matt Snell
Robert Klein
⋅

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Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach - 11th year

1962 Pro draftees

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Bob Ferguson	NFL	1	5	Fullback	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Ferguson	AFL	1	8	Fullback	San Diego Chargers
Chuck Bryant	NFL	3	34	End	St. Louis Cardinals
Chuck Bryant	AFL	13	104	End	San Diego Chargers
Sam Tidmore	NFL	6	81	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Sam Tidmore	AFL	20	156	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
John Havlicek	NFL	7	95	End	Cleveland Browns
Jack Roberts	NFL	20	273	Tackle	Chicago Bears
Mike Ingram	AFL	31	246	Guard	Boston Patriots

References

↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1961 Nov 12.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ "Buckeyes Win Big 10 Title." Palm Beach Post. 1961 Nov 26.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-30.
↑ 1962 Ohio State football media guide

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football—FWAA national champions

Bob Ferguson John Havlicek Gary Moeller Daryl Sanders Matt Snell Joe Sparma Bob Vogel Dick Van Raaphorst Paul Warfield Head coach Woody Hayes Assistant coaches Lyal Clark Alan Fiers Ernie Godfrey Esco Sarkkinen Bo Schembechler

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