1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football
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);
MVP	Tom Matte
Captains	Jim Herbstreit; Jim Tyrer;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
	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

The 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1960 Big Ten season. In their tenth year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 in conference games), finished in third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 90. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 4 Illinois, No. 11 Wisconsin, and No. 10 Michigan State, but lost to No. 5 Iowa. They were ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll.^[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom Matte (737 passing yards, 52.6% completion percentage), fullback Bob Ferguson (853 rushing yards, 5.3 yards per carry, 13 touchdowns), and end Chuck Bryant (17 receptions for 336 yards, 19.8 per reception).^[2] Three Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Matte (AP-1, UPI-1); Ferguson (AP-1, UPI-1); and tackle Jim Tyrer (AP-2, UPI-1).^[3]^[4]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	SMU*	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 24–0	82,496	^[5]
October 1	USC*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 20–0	83,204	^[6]
October 8	at No. 4 Illinois	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	W 34–7	71,119	^[7]
October 15	at Purdue	No. 3	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 21–24	46,284	^[8]
October 22	No. 11 Wisconsin	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 34–7	83,246	^[9]
October 29	at No. 10 Michigan State	No. 8	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 21–10	76,520	^[10]
November 5	Indiana	No. 5	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 36–7	81,530	^[11]
November 12	at No. 5 Iowa	No. 3	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 12–35	57,900	^[12]
November 19	Michigan	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 7–0	83,107	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[14]

Game summaries

SMU

Team	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

USC

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

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

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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	Chuck Bryant	2 Rec, 28 Yds

Scoring summary

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

At Illinois

Team	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

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Purdue

Team	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)

Wisconsin

Team	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

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At Michigan State

Team	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

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Indiana

Team	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)

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At Iowa

Team	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)

Michigan

Team	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)

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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
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
(Backfield)
Harry Strobel

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2018-Dec-15

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

↑ "1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
↑ "1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
↑ "Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade. November 22, 1960.
↑ "Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars". The Terre Haute Star. November 25, 1960. p. 26.
↑ "Heads-up Buckeyes smother SMU, 24–0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Ferguson's 3 scores boost Ohio State past USC, 20–0". Omaha World-Herald. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Ohio State's power crushes Illinois 34–7". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Purdue upsets Ohio State 24–21 in Big 10 battle". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Buckeye quarterback Tom Matte bewitches Badgers, 34–7". The Sioux City Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Bob Klein ignites 21–10 Ohio State victory over MSU". Enquirer and News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Matte leads OSU past hapless Hoosiers, 36–7". The Blade. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Iowa drubs Ohio State to clinch Big Ten tie". The Anderson Herald. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "M close, but flubs upset bid". The Grand Rapids Press. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Schedule/Results (1960 Ohio State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
↑ "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.
↑ "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[1] "1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

[2] "1960 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

[3] "Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade. November 22, 1960.

[4] "Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars". The Terre Haute Star. November 25, 1960. p. 26.

[5] "Heads-up Buckeyes smother SMU, 24–0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Ferguson's 3 scores boost Ohio State past USC, 20–0". Omaha World-Herald. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Ohio State's power crushes Illinois 34–7". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Purdue upsets Ohio State 24–21 in Big 10 battle". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Buckeye quarterback Tom Matte bewitches Badgers, 34–7". The Sioux City Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Bob Klein ignites 21–10 Ohio State victory over MSU". Enquirer and News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Matte leads OSU past hapless Hoosiers, 36–7". The Blade. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Iowa drubs Ohio State to clinch Big Ten tie". The Anderson Herald. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "M close, but flubs upset bid". The Grand Rapids Press. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Schedule/Results (1960 Ohio State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[15] "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.

[16] "Bucks Smash Illini, 34-7." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 9.

[17] Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[18] Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[19] Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

[20] Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-22.

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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


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


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


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


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

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