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Ohio State

B10 · 1951 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
4–3–2
0.556 Win %
Conference
6th
2–2 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
884–271–36
0.757 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1968, 2014, 2024
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2SMUH2HIND SWC3–6–1W 7–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 20–24
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–1–1T 6–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7L 10–32
10Week 10 · Oct 30Iowa (IOWA)H2HB102–5–2W 47–21
11Week 11 · Nov 6Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB105–4W 3–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 16–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB109–0–1T 0–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB104–5L 0–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.393
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+1
-12+13
  • Northwestern +5
  • SMU +3
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Iowa +2
  • Michigan State 0
  • Wisconsin 0
  • Illinois 0
  • Michigan -5
  • Indiana -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 45thBetter than 68%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65W14#62Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-4
0
-22
+26
+3
+2
0
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#431946#991947#321948#61949#291950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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