The 1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1944 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–0 record. The Buckeyes also outscored opponents 287–79 during the season. The team was named a national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.
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Coaching staff Carroll Widdoes, head coach, first year
Awards and honors Les Horvath, Heisman Trophy
First-team All Americans Jack Dugger, End (All-America Board, FWAA, INS, Sporting News, UP, Walter Camp) Bill Hackett, Guard (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, CPA, Walter Camp) Les Horvath, Quarterback (All-America Board, AP, Collier's, Football News, FWAA, INS, Look, NEA, Sporting News, UP, CPA, Walter Camp) Bill Willis, Tackle (Look, Sporting News, UP)
1945 NFL draftees Jack Dugger 2 12 Tackle Pittsburgh Steelers Gordon Appleby 3 26 Center New York Giants Gene Fekete 6 49 Fullback Detroit Lions Bill Hackett 13 131 Guard Green Bay Packers Bob Jabbusch 17 174 Guard New York Giants Cecil Souders 25 259 End Washington Redskins John Priday 31 324 Back Green Bay Packers
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