# 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | SMU* | No. 20 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | W 24–0 | 82,496 |
| October 1 | USC* | No. 9 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | W 20–0 | 83,204 |
| October 8 | at No. 4 Illinois | No. 5 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | W 34–7 | 71,119 |
| October 15 | at Purdue | No. 3 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 21–24 | 46,284 |
| October 22 | No. 11 Wisconsin | No. 9 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | W 34–7 | 83,246 |
| October 29 | at No. 10 Michigan State | No. 8 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | W 21–10 | 76,520 |
| November 5 | Indiana | No. 5 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | W 36–7 | 81,530 |
| November 12 | at No. 5 Iowa | No. 3 | Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA | L 12–35 | 57,900 |
| November 19 | Michigan | No. 10 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | W 7–0 | 83,107 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Game summaries
### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |

### USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio St | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 1, 1960
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 83,204
* Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Ben Charles | 4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT |
| USC | Rushing | Ben Wilson | 3 Rush, 29 Yds |
| USC | Receiving | Marlin McKeever | 1 Rec, 29 Yds |
| Ohio St | Passing | Tom Matte | 6/11, 78 Yds, INT |
| Ohio St | Rushing | Bob Ferguson | 20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD |
| Ohio St | Receiving | Charles Bryant | 2 Rec, 28 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | USC | OSU |
| 1 | 8:25 | 1 | 74 | 0:19 | Ohio St | Ben Ferguson 74-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick no good (blocked) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 4:36 | 8 | 57 | 4:10 | Ohio St | Bob Ferguson 2-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 4:36 | 9 | 75 | 4:12 | Ohio St | Bob Ferguson 19-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good | 0 | 20 |
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### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### Wisconsin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Ohio St | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 |

### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Michigan St | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 36 |

### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| • Iowa | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

## 1961 Pro draftees

| Player | Draft | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Tom Matte | NFL | 1 | 7 | Running back | Baltimore Colts |
| Tom Matte | AFL | 5 | 37 | Running back | New York Titans |
| Jim Tyrer | AFL | 3 | 22 | Tackle | Dallas Texans |
| Jim Tyrer | NFL | 14 | 188 | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
| Jerry Fields | NFL | 13 | 179 | Linebacker | New York Giants |
| Ernie Wright | NFL | 15 | 200 | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |
| George Tolford | NFL | 18 | 241 | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
| Mike Ingram | NFL | 20 | 269 | Guard | Washington Redskins |