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.
Schedule
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)