1956-57 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1956-57 Ohio State Buckeyes went 14-8 (9-5 in the Big Ten) under head coach Floyd Stahl. The team peaked at #11 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 10.3.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1956-12-01vs Butler BulldogsW 98–82St. John Arena
1956-12-03vs Pittsburgh PanthersW 100–69St. John Arena
1956-12-08vs Saint Louis BillikensW 74–54St. John Arena
1956-12-22vs Tulane Green WaveL 71–75St. John Arena
1956-12-26neutral Temple OwlsW 64–63
1956-12-28at Manhattan JaspersL 67–82Alumni Gym
1956-12-29neutral BYU CougarsL 78–84
1957-01-01vs Princeton TigersW 84–77St. John Arena
1957-01-05at Iowa HawkeyesW 72–60Iowa Field House
1957-01-07vs Purdue BoilermakersW 75–68St. John Arena
1957-01-14vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 85–73St. John Arena
1957-01-19vs Michigan State SpartansW 70–51St. John Arena
1957-01-21at Wisconsin BadgersW 67–64Wisconsin Field House
1957-01-26vs Northwestern WildcatsW 83–73St. John Arena
1957-01-28at Michigan State SpartansL 64–73Jenison Field House
1957-02-04at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 89–96Huff Hall
1957-02-09at Indiana HoosiersL 59–69Field House
1957-02-16vs Wisconsin BadgersW 63–50St. John Arena
1957-02-23vs Michigan WolverinesW 94–88St. John Arena
1957-02-25vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 72–79St. John Arena
1957-03-02at Northwestern WildcatsW 84–70McGaw Memorial Hall
1957-03-04at Minnesota Golden GophersL 69–76Williams Arena

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