1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1936 record	5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)

1936 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Northwestern $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#1 Minnesota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Indiana	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Michigan	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1936 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–3 record, outscoring opponents 160–27.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
October 3	NYU*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 60–0	72,948
October 10	Pittsburgh*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–6	71,714
October 17	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 13–14	35,000
October 24	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 7–0	44,410
October 31	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 2–7	55,000
November 7	Chicago		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 44–0	37,226
November 14	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 13–0	19,465
November 21	Michigan	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	W 21–0	56,277
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt, head coach, third year

1937 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Charley Hamrick	2	17	Tackle	Detroit Lions
Inwood Smith	5	50	Guard	Cleveland Rams
Merle Wendt	6	59	End	Green Bay Packers