1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1938 record 4-3-1 (3-2-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Francis Schmidt
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
Seasons
« 1937 1939 »
1938 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Minnesota † 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
#16 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1
Purdue 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 2
#17 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2     4 – 2 – 2
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1     1 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1938-1939. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 119-65. Schmidt's first loss to Michigan in his tenure.

Contents

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 1 Indiana Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 6-0   67,397
October 8 Southern California* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 7-14   62,578
October 15 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois T 0-0   38,000
October 22 Chicago Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 42-7   63,069
October 29 at New York University* Polo Grounds • New York, New York W 32-0   20,000
November 5 Purdue Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 0-12   54,365
November 12 at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois W 32-14   18,000
November 19 Michigan Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 0-18   64,413
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

1939 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Alex Schoenbaum 7 55 Tackle Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Kaplanoff 12 109 Guard Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Aleskus 14 124 Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

References

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