1949-50 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1949-50 Ohio State Buckeyes went 22-4 (11-1 in the Big Ten) under head coach Tippy Dye. The team peaked at #2 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 14.67.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1949-12-03vs DePaul Blue DemonsL 68–70Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1949-12-05vs Marquette Golden EaglesW 82–53Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1949-12-10at Butler BulldogsW 67–65Butler Fieldhouse
1949-12-23vs California Golden BearsW 78–67Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1949-12-28neutral Cornell Big RedW 43–42Jenison Field House
1949-12-29neutral Harvard CrimsonW 59–48
1950-01-02at Bradley BravesL 46–65Robertson Memorial Field House
1950-01-07vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 83–62Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-01-09at DePaul Blue DemonsW 70–62DePaul Auditorium
1950-01-14at Northwestern WildcatsW 61–51Evanston High School
1950-01-16vs Michigan WolverinesW 74–58Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-01-21at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 50–66Huff Hall
1950-01-23vs Iowa HawkeyesW 68–54Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-01-28at Minnesota Golden GophersW 63–58Williams Arena
1950-01-30at Purdue BoilermakersW 59–52Lambert Fieldhouse
1950-02-04vs Wisconsin BadgersW 61–47Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-02-06at Indiana HoosiersW 56–55Field House
1950-02-11vs Michigan State SpartansW 87–43Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-02-13at Missouri TigersW 47–46Brewer Fieldhouse
1950-02-18at Northwestern WildcatsW 68–46Chicago Stadium
1950-02-20vs Indiana HoosiersW 75–65Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-02-27at Michigan WolverinesW 69–58Yost Field House
1950-03-09vs Butler BulldogsW 66–65Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-03-18vs DePaul Blue DemonsW 70–63Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-03-23neutral CCNY BeaversL 55–56Madison Square Garden (III)
1950-03-25neutral Holy Cross CrusadersW 72–52Madison Square Garden (III)

Game recaps

1949-12-03: Behind Lahey's 16 points, DePaul held off Ohio State Buckeyes 70–68. Donham had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1949-12-05: Behind Schnittker's 33 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Marquette 82–53. M. Peterson had 14 for Marquette.

1949-12-10: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Butler 67–65. Schnittker led the winners with 21 points. R. O'Brien had 30 for Butler.

1949-12-23: Ohio State Buckeyes beat California Golden Bears 78–67 as Jacobs F scored a team-high 21. Hagler F had 19 for California Golden Bears.

1949-12-29: Behind Donham's 14 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Harvard 59–48. Rockwell had 16 for Harvard.

1950-01-02: Behind Unruh's 17 points, Bradley pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 65–46. Jacobs had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1950-01-09: Ohio State Buckeyes got past DePaul Blue Demons 70–62 as Schnittker F scored a team-high 17. Benson F had 18 for DePaul Blue Demons.

1950-01-14: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Northwestern Wildcats 61–51. Schnittker led the winners with 22 points. Ragelis had 17 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1950-01-16: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Michigan 74–58. Schnittker led the winners with 28 points. Vander Kuy had 16 for Michigan.

1950-01-21: Behind Osterkorn C-F's 24 points, Illinois pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 66–50. Schnittker F had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1950-01-23: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Iowa 68–54. Schnittker led the winners with 21 points. Darling had 21 for Iowa.

1950-02-04: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Wisconsin 61–47 as Taylor scored a team-high 15.

1950-02-06: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Indiana 56–55. Schnittker led the winners with 27 points. Watson had 17 for Indiana.

1950-02-11: Behind Schnittker's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Michigan State 87–43. Snodgrass had 13 for Michigan State.

1950-02-13: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Missouri 47–46. Schnittker led the winners with 18 points. Heineman had 13 for Missouri.

1950-02-18: Behind Brown's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Northwestern 68–46.

1950-02-20: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Indiana Hoosiers 75–65 as Schnittker scored a team-high 20. Stuteville had 14 for Indiana Hoosiers.

1950-02-27: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Michigan 69–58. Schnittker led the winners with 23 points. Vander Kuy had 19 for Michigan.

1950-03-09: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Butler 66–65. Donham F-C led the winners with 25 points. R. O'Brien G had 39 for Butler.

1950-03-18: Ohio State Buckeyes got past DePaul 70–63 as Schnittker scored a team-high 30. Govedarica had 18 for DePaul.

1950-03-23: Behind Layne's 17 points, City College of New York held off Ohio State Buckeyes 56–55. Schnittker had 26 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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