1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1943 record	3–6 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)

1943 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Purdue +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan +	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#9 Northwestern	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1943 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 3–6 record being outscored 149–187. Head coach Paul Brown finished his three-year tenure with an 18–8–1 overall record and a 1–1–1 mark against Michigan.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	#8 Iowa Pre-Flight*	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 13–28	23,496
October 2	Missouri*	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27–6	27,525
October 9	at #12 Great Lakes Navy*	#8	Ross Field • North Chicago, IL	L 6–13	22,000
October 16	vs. #5 Purdue		Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH	L 7-30	41,509
October 23	#17 Northwestern		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–13	37,243
October 30	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14–20	25,458
November 6	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	W 46–6	30,000
November 13	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	W 29–26	36,331
November 20	at #4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	L 7–45	39,139
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Paul Brown, head coach, third year

1944 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Paul Sarringhaus	9	80	Halfback	Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Shaw	10	97	End	Cleveland Rams
Lin Houston	11	106	Guard	Chicago Bears
Charley Csuri	16	154	Tackle	Chicago Cardinals