1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1940 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University
in the college football
season of 1940-1941
. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and got outscored 99-113. Schmidt goes 39-16-1 and 4-3 against Michigan with 2 Big Ten titles.
1941 NFL draftees
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
in the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season of 1940-1941
1940 college football season
The 1940 college football season ended with the Gophers of the University of Minnesota being named the nation’s #1 team and national champion, and the Stanford University Indians in second, with the two teams receiving 65 and 44 first place votes respectively...
. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record and got outscored 99-113. Schmidt goes 39-16-1 and 4-3 against Michigan with 2 Big Ten titles.
Schedule
1941 NFL draftees1941 NFL DraftThe 1941 National Football League Draft was held on December 10, 1940.Despite having three picks in the first round, only Norm Standlee ever played for the Chicago Bears.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
| Don Scott Don Scott (American football) Donald E. Scott was a star of American football. He was a two-time All-America quarterback at the Ohio State University. He died on October 1, 1943 when his bomber crashed while he was training as a pilot in England during World War II.-High school star:... |
1 | 9 | Back | Chicago Bears 1941 Chicago Bears season The 1941 Chicago Bears season was their 22nd regular season and 6th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under head coach George Halas en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.-Schedule:-Standings:-All-Star... |
| Jim Langhurst | 10 | 89 | Back | Brooklyn Dodgers 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-3, winning only seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Claude White | 15 | 132 | Center | Chicago Cardinals 1941 Chicago Cardinals season The 1941 Chicago Cardinals season was the 22nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-7-2, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Jimmy Strausbaugh | 20 | 186 | Halfback | Green Bay Packers 1941 Green Bay Packers season The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 21st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. The Packers and Bears played a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine... |