1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1959 Big Ten football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes football
1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1959 record	3–5–1 (2–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator	Lyal Clark
MVP	Jim Houston
Captain	Jim Houston
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 79,658)
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The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1959 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Duke*	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 14–13	82,834
October 2	at #11 USC*	#14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–17	49,592
October 10	#20 Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 0–9	82,980
October 17	#6 Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 15–0	83,391
October 24	at #12 Wisconsin	#20	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 3–12	55,400
October 31	Michigan State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 30–24	83,130
November 7	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	T 0–0	82,075
November 14	#16 Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 7–16	82,126
November 21	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	L 14–23	90,093
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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National championship seasons in bold

1959 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Wisconsin $	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Purdue	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
#13 Illinois	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Northwestern	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Michigan	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Indiana	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Ohio State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll