1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Program for Nov. 7 game against Chicago
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 0 07 1 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 1 07 1 0
Ohio State 4 1 05 3 0
Indiana 3 1 15 2 1
Purdue 3 1 15 2 1
Illinois 2 2 14 3 1
Chicago 1 4 02 5 1
Iowa 0 4 13 4 1
Wisconsin 0 4 02 6 0
Michigan 0 5 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Francis Schmidt, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten.

The 1936 Buckeyes posted all five of their victories in shutouts but lost each of the three games in which their opponents managed to score.