1950-51 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1950-51 Ohio State Buckeyes went 6-16 (3-11 in the Big Ten) under head coach Floyd Stahl. Simple Rating System: 1.22.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1950-12-04vs Kansas State WildcatsL 51–68Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-12-06vs Butler BulldogsW 72–50Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-12-09at Marquette Golden EaglesW 76–55Milwaukee Arena
1950-12-11vs Missouri TigersL 51–61Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-12-23vs Saint Louis BillikensW 65–55Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1950-12-29neutral Princeton TigersL 49–55
1950-12-30neutral Penn State Nittany LionsL 58–67
1951-01-06vs Indiana HoosiersL 62–77Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1951-01-08at Minnesota Golden GophersL 64–77Williams Arena
1951-01-13vs Wisconsin BadgersL 67–74Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1951-01-20at Northwestern WildcatsL 75–81Evanston High School
1951-01-22at Indiana HoosiersL 59–69Field House
1951-01-27vs Michigan State SpartansW 58–49Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1951-01-29at Northwestern WildcatsL 67–78Evanston High School
1951-02-03vs Purdue BoilermakersW 84–72Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1951-02-05at Wisconsin BadgersL 51–56Wisconsin Field House
1951-02-10at Iowa HawkeyesL 71–83Iowa Field House
1951-02-12at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 59–79Huff Hall
1951-02-17at Minnesota Golden GophersL 56–70Williams Arena
1951-02-19at Michigan WolverinesW 68–66Yost Field House
1951-02-24vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 69–89Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1951-03-03at DePaul Blue DemonsL 67–94Chicago Stadium

Game recaps

1950-12-04: Behind Head's 16 points, Kansas State Wildcats pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 68–51. Wilks had 13 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1950-12-06: Behind Gilleugh's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Butler 72–50. Fougerousse had 13 for Butler.

1950-12-09: Behind Gillaugh's 13 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Marquette 76–55.

1950-12-11: Missouri handled Ohio State Buckeyes 61–51. Landolt led the winners with 13 points.

1950-12-23: Behind Remington's 16 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from St. Louis 65–55.

1950-12-29: Princeton beat Ohio State Buckeyes 55–49. Kearns led the winners with 18 points. Hatfield had 12 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1950-12-30: Behind Panoplos's 19 points, Penn State defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 67–58. Karaffa had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-01-06: Behind Garrett's 23 points, Indiana Hoosiers pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 77–62. Gillaugh had 15 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-01-08: Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 77–64 as Weiss scored a team-high 13. Wilks had 13 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-01-13: Wisconsin beat Ohio State Buckeyes 74–67. Nicholas led the winners with 27 points. Williams had 15 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-01-20: Northwestern Wildcats got past Ohio State Buckeyes 81–75 as R. Ragelis scored a team-high 26. Wilks had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-01-22: Indiana Hoosiers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 69–59 as Garrett scored a team-high 17.

1951-01-27: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Michigan State 58–49. Remington led the winners with 10 points. Steffen had 12 for Michigan State.

1951-01-29: Behind Fendley's 19 points, Northwestern pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 78–67. Wilks had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-02-03: Behind Armstrong's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Purdue Boilermakers 84–72. Bahler had 16 for Purdue Boilermakers.

1951-02-05: Wisconsin got past Ohio State Buckeyes 56–51 as Nicholas G scored a team-high 18.

1951-02-10: Iowa Hawkeyes handled Ohio State Buckeyes 83–71. Darling led the winners with 19 points.

1951-02-12: Behind Paterson's 17 points, Illinois rolled past Ohio State Buckeyes 79–59. Williams had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-02-17: Minnesota beat Ohio State Buckeyes 70–56 as Skoog scored a team-high 20. Gillaugh had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1951-02-19: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Michigan 68–66. Remington led the winners with 20 points. Vander Kuy had 18 for Michigan.

1951-02-24: Behind Sunderlage's 34 points, Illinois rolled past Ohio State Buckeyes 89–69.

1951-03-03: DePaul Blue Demons routed Ohio State Buckeyes 94–67. Lahey led the winners with 17 points. Karaffa had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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