# 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1957 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was led by captains Galen Cisco and Leo Brown. They were the third national title team in Ohio State football history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes were awarded the title by the UPI Coaches Poll and represented the Big Ten Conference in the Rose Bowl.
The Buckeyes finished the 1956 season with a two shut-out losses to Iowa and Michigan. Going into the 1957 season fans had a feeling of rebuilding. The feeling was made stronger with an opening loss to unranked TCU. To make matters worse, Michigan State, Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa were all ranked in the Top 6 of the AP Poll Rankings while Ohio State would not be ranked until late October. Coach Hayes rallied the team every week and made them better following this loss.
The Buckeyes came back with a big win at Washington and victories over Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue, along with crushing victories over Indiana and Northwestern. A shocking Purdue upset over #2 Michigan State, a tie between Michigan and Iowa, and Minnesota’s unraveling season after a loss to Illinois continued to help the Buckeyes.
It was a late star performance by sophomore fullback Bob White against unbeaten Iowa that pushed the team even further. Trailing 13–10 and on their own 32-yard line, White ran on six of the eight plays for 66 out of the 68 yards, capped off by a 5-yard touchdown run.
A victory over Michigan moved Ohio State up to #2 in the AP, behind undefeated Auburn. However, the UPI Coaches' poll voted OSU #1 and Auburn #2 as the Tigers were on probation.
In a hard fought Rose Bowl game, a late field goal by Don Sutherin in the fourth quarter sealed the victory over the Oregon Webfoots.
Following the season's bowls, the Buckeyes were voted No. 1 by the Football Writers Association of America and awarded the Grantland Rice Award representative of the national championship.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | TCU* | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 14–18 | 81,784 |
| October 5 | at Washington* | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 35–7 | 36,328 |
| October 12 | Illinois | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | NBC | W 21–7 | 82,239 |
| October 19 | Indiana | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 56–0 | 78,348 |
| October 26 | at Wisconsin | No. 12 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | | W 16–13 | 51,051 |
| November 2 | Northwestern | No. 8 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 47–6 | 79,635 |
| November 9 | Purdue | No. 6 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 20–7 | 79,177 |
| November 16 | No. 5 Iowa | No. 6 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 17–13 | 82,935 |
| November 23 | at No. 19 Michigan | No. 3 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | | W 31–14 | 101,001 |
| January 1, 1958 | vs. Oregon* | No. 2 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | NBC | W 10–7 | 98,202 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • TCU | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Team Statistics :
| Stat | Ohio State | TCU |
| Pass Atts. | 3 | 3 |
| Pass Comps. | 2 | 0 |
| Pass Yards | 20 | 0 |
| Yds./Pass | 10 | 0 |
| Rush Atts. | 62 | 54 |
| Rush Yards | 242 | 184 |
| Yds./Rush | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Total Yards | 262 | 184 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 1 |
| INTs Lost | 0 | 1 |
| Total Turnovers | 2 | 2 |

### At Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| Washington | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio State | 14 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 56 |

### At Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| • Ohio State | 6 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 47 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Michigan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Ohio State played without halfback Don Clark, who was sidelined with a groin injury.

### Vs. Oregon (Rose Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Oregon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

## All-Americans

Aurealius Thomas, G

## All-Big Ten

Aurealius Thomas, G Leo Brown, E

## MVP

Bill Jobko, G

## 1958 NFL draftees

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Bill Jobko | 7 | 80 | Linebacker | Los Angeles Rams |
| Don Sutherin | 8 | 94 | Defensive Back | New York Giants |
| Russ Bowermaster | 11 | 132 | End | Cleveland Browns |