1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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TCU UCLA Illinois Northwestern Wisconsin Iowa Indiana Oregon Michigan On November 25, 1961, Ohio State defeated Michigan, 50-20, before a crowd of 80,444 at Michigan Stadium. Ohio State fullback Bob Ferguson scored four touchdowns in the game. Paul Warfield also scored on a 69-yard run, and Bob Klein scored on an 80-yard touchdown pass from Joe Sparma. The Buckeyes' 50 points was the fourth highest point total allowed by a Michigan team up to that time, with two of the prior occasions occurring in the 1890s. Michigan's Dave Raimey returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The 1961 Ohio State team featured Michigan's next two head coaches. Bo Schembechler was Hayes' line coach, and Gary Moeller was a linebacker for the 1961 Buckeyes. ==Statistics==

The 1961 Buckeyes ran the ball an average of 58 time per game and tallied an average of 271.9 rushing yards per game. They relied far less on a passing game, averaging only 10 passes per game for 77.2 yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 123.8 rushing yards and 129.8 passing yards per game. The leading receivers were Chuck Bryant (15 receptions, 270 yards, 18.0-yard average), Paul Warfield (9 receptions, 120 yards, 13.3-yard average), and Bob Klein (4 receptions, 112 yards, 28.0-yard average). ==Awards==

Fullback Bob Ferguson received multiple awards and honors following the 1961 season. • Ferguson received the Maxwell Award as the outstanding player in college football in 1961. He also received "Player of the Year" awards from the United Press International (UPI) and the Sporting News. • Ferguson finished second in close voting for the 1961 Heisman Trophy. Syracuse back Ernie Davis won the trophy with 824 points, and Ferguson had 771 points. • Ferguson was a consensus first-team All-American, receiving first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press (AP), UPI, and Football Writers Association of America, among others. • He received first-team honors from both the AP and UPI on the 1961 All-Big Ten Conference football team. • He finished second by two points to Sandy Stephens in voting for the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player. It was one of the closest votes in the history of the award. Guard Mike Ingram received second-team All-America honors from both the AP and UPI. He also received first-team honors from the same wire services on the 1961 All-Big Ten team. ==Personnel==

Coaching staff • Woody Hayes – Head coach – 11th year Roster Depth chart ==1962 pro draftees==