The 1961 Season - Volume 3

Forgotten Champions
The 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes were one the finest teams in the long and storied history of Ohio State football.

Behind a powerful, yet versatile offense that included Paul Warfield, and an undersized defense that relied on speed and toughness, the '61 Buckeyes rode a surging wave of momentum all the way to an unbeaten season, a 50 to 20 crushing of rival Michigan, and nation's number one ranking.

But the Buckeyes' on-field brilliance was overshadowed by an unlikely power struggle, a simmering feud that culminated with an unlikely vote. The vote prevented the Buckeyes from going to the Rose Bowl, and cost the team the national championship.