1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1917 record 8-0-1 (4-0 Big Ten)
Head coach John Wilce
Home stadium Ohio Field
Seasons
« 1916 1918 »
1917 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ohio State 4 0 0     8 0 1
Minnesota 3 1 0     4 1 0
Northwestern 3 2 0     5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0     4 2 1
Illinois 2 2 1     5 2 1
Chicago 2 2 1     3 2 1
Indiana 1 2 0     5 2 0
Michigan 0 1 0     8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0     3 5 0
Purdue 0 4 0     3 4 0
† – Conference champion

The 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1917-1918. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–0–1 record and became Big Ten champions for the second straight year with a 4-0 record in conference play. The Bucks outscored opponents 292-6.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 Case* Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 49-0  
October 6 Ohio Wesleyan* Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 53-0  
October 13 Northwestern Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 40-0  
October 27 Denison* Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 67-0  
November 3 at Indiana Jordan Field • Bloomington, Indiana W 26-3  
November 10 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin W 16-3  
November 17 Illinois Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 13-0  
November 24 vs. Auburn* Montgomery, Alabama T 0-0  
November 29 Camp Sherman (Chillicothe)* Ohio FieldColumbus, Ohio W 28-0  
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

References

Win/Loss statistics