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.

1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	7–2 (5–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
MVP	Tom Matte
Captain	Jim Herbstreit, Jim Tyrer
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 79,658)
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Iowa +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Illinois	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Purdue	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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

Roster

1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 53 Bill Armstrong So QB 21 Michael Benis Sr E 88 Charles Bryant Jr C 52 Robert Butts So C 57 William Clymer So C 59 Michael Coburn Jr FB 32 Roger Detrick Jr HB 42 David Eckard So G 56 John Farrall Sr FB 46 Bob Ferguson Jr QB 24 Jerry Fields Sr OT 71 Alan Fiers Sr G 66 Charles Foreman Jr G 69 Rodney Foster So FB 33 David Francis So HB 35 William German Sr HB 47 Gary Hansley Jr HB 18 Van Allen Hardman Jr G 67 Gabriel Harlman Sr C 65 Oscar Hauer Sr HB 12 Richard Haupt Jr HB 45 Jim Herbstreit (C) Sr HB 14 Brice Hess Jr HB 28 William Hess So HB 49 Ronald Houck Jr G 64 Michael Ingram Jr OT 72 Charles Jentes Sr HB 16 Kenneth Johnson So FB 30 David Katternhenrich So HB 19 Robert Klein So OT 61 Raymond Krstolic So HB 48 Karl Kumler So HB 17 Howard Lambert Jr OT 70 Richard Laskoski So OT 60 Frederic Lehr So C 54 James Lindner Sr FB 36 Robert Lindner So QB 23 Robert Lister Jr HB 43 Richard Mangiamelle So E 91 Paul Martin Jr QB 41 Tom Matte Sr OT 74 James Matz Sr E 80 Robert Middleton So G 68 Gary Moeller So QB 26 Bill Mrukowski So QB 25 John Mummey So E 87 Tom Perdue Jr E 89 Elwood Rayford So OT 79 Robert Risch So OT 75 Jack Roberts Jr OT 76 Daryl Sanders So E 81 Larry Stephens Jr G 63 Aaron Swartz So E 85 Sam Tidmore Jr OT 78 George Tolford Sr OT 77 Jim Tyrer (C) Sr HB 44 Ed Ulmer So C 50 Jerry Vanscoy So C 51 Thomas Varner Sr OT 73 Robert Vogel So C 55 Don Vogelgesang Sr QB 22 Jack Wallace Jr C 58 Jene Watkins Jr HB 15 William Wentz Sr E 82 George Wittmer Jr G 62 Don Young Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Stewart Baffer So K 20 Ben Jones So	Head coach Woody Hayes Coordinators/assistant coaches Lyal Clark Ernie Godfrey Gordon Larson Esco Sarkkinen Bo Schembechler Gene Slaughter Harry Strobel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-Dec-15

Game summaries

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total SMU 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 7 14 3 0 24 Date: September 24 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 82,496

Scoring summary Q1 1:24 OHST Bryant 15 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 13:16 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 :42 OHST Detrick 1 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 21–0 Q3 7:54 OHST Jones 30 yard field goal OHST 24–0

USC

USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)

	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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Ben Charles	4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ben Wilson	3 Rush, 29 Yds
	Receiving	Marlin McKeever	1 Rec, 29 Yds
Ohio St	Passing	Tom Matte	6/11, 78 Yds, INT
	Rushing	Bob Ferguson	20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Charles Bryant	2 Rec, 28 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 20

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 13 14 7 34 Illinois 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 8 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois Game attendance: 71,119

Scoring summary Q2 14:55 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 :39 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 13–0 Q3 14:34 OHST Wentz 100 yard kickoff return (Jones kick) OHST 20–0 Q3 5:23 OHST Matte 57 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q4 9:48 OHST Klein 42 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 4:02 ILL Brown 3 yard run (Wood kick) OHST 34–7

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Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 14 7 0 21 • Purdue 7 7 10 0 24 Date: October 15 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette IN Game weather: Cloudy, wind NW 11-12 mph, 66 °F (19 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 11:25 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–7 Q2 11:05 PUR Jones 3 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 0–14 Q2 8:34 OSU Ferguson 5 yard run (Jones kick) PUR 7–14 Q2 3:10 OSU Matte 31 yard pass to Perdue (Jones kick) TIED 14–14 Q3 9:08 PUR Allen 32 yard field goal PUR 14–17 Q3 2:14 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (Jones kick) OSU 17–21 Q3 0:02 PUR Jones 32 yard run (Allen kick) PUR 24–21

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 0 0 20 34 Date: October 21 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 83,246 Game weather: Clear; 57 °F (14 °C); wind 10–15 mph SW

Scoring summary Q1 4:00 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (Young kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 :54 OHST Ferguson 52 yard run (Young kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 1:27 WIS Wiesner 5 yard run (Kunesh kick) OHST 14–7 Q4 14:49 OHST Ferguson 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 21–7 Q4 7:53 OHST Detrick 2 yard run (Young kick) OHST 28–7 Q4 1:17 OHST Bryant 53 yard pass from Matte (kick failed) OHST 34–7

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at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 14 7 0 21 Michigan St 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 29 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan Game attendance: 76,520 Game weather: Cloudy; 60 °F (16 °C); wind 12 mph SE

Scoring summary Q2 9:04 OHST Klein 46 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:07 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Klein pass from Matte)n OHST 14–0 Q2 :55 MSU Brandstatter 25 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 3:07 OHST Middleton 25 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 21–3 Q4 3:46 MSU Adderley 17 yard pass from Wilson (Brandstatter kick) OHST 21–10

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Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio St 7 20 7 2 36 Date: November 5 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 81,530 Game weather: Cloudy; 42 °F (6 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 9:51 OHST Ferguson 3 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 14:20 OHST Bryant 2 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 3:01 OHST Klein 5 yard pass from Matte (kick blocked) OHST 20–0 Q2 :00 OHST Bryant 36 yard pass from Matte (Jones kick) OHST 27–0 Q3 4:43 OHST Klein 4 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 34–0 Q4 11:30 OHST Safety, punt snap out of end zone OHST 36–0 Q4 3:02 IND Quinter 22 yard pass from Moore (Nochol kick) OHST 36–7

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at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 6 6 0 12 • Iowa 7 21 0 7 35 Date: November 12 Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game attendance: 57,900 Game weather: Clear, wind S 10 mph, 55 °F (13 °C)

Scoring summary Q1 1:21 IOWA Williams 48 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 0–7 Q2 13:29 OSU Ferguson 1 yard run (kick failed) IOWA 6–7 Q2 10:15 IOWA Hollis 12 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–14 Q1 5:30 IOWA Szykowny 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–21 Q2 0:37 IOWA Williams 1 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 6–28 Q3 13:00 OSU Matte 22 yard run (pass failed) IOWA 12–28 Q4 14:08 IOWA Ferguson 9 yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 12–35

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 19 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 83,107 Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C)

Scoring summary Q4 12:55 OHST Ferguson 17 yard run (Jones kick) OHST 7–0

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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

References

1. "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.
2. "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.
3. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
4. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
5. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
6. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.