The Ohio State Buckeyes were 6-1-2 in 1949. They emerged victorious over the California Golden Bears, 17 to 14, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-1-1 | 7-1-2 | |
1 | 4-1-1 | 6-2-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 9 | 190 | 3,071 | 619 | 5.0 | 1,908 | 448 | 4.3 | 1,163 | 171 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 63rd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 9 | 122 | 2,340 | 3.8 | 1,494 | 449 | 3.3 | 846 | 172 | 4.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 100th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | ||||||||||
Net | +68 | +731 | +619 | +1.2 | +414 | -1 | +0.9 | +317 | -1 | +1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 6th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |