1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1926 record 7-1 (3-1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Wilce
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
1926 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Michigan § 5 0 0     7 1 0
Northwestern § 5 0 0     7 1 0
Ohio State 3 1 0     7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1     5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1     5 2 1
Illinois 2 2 0     6 2 0
Minnesota 2 2 0     5 3 0
Indiana 0 4 0     3 5 0
Iowa 0 5 0     3 5 0
Chicago 0 5 0     2 6 0
§ Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1926-1927. The Buckeyes compiled a 71 record. Bucks outscored opponents 196-43, but suffered a devastating one point loss to Michigan, their fifth straight loss to the Wolverines.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 2 Wittenberg* Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio W 40-0  
October 9 Ohio Wesleyan* Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio W 47-0  
October 16 vs. Columbia* Polo Grounds[1] • New York, New York W 32-7  
October 23 Iowa Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio W 23-6  
October 30 at Chicago Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois W 18-0  
November 6 Wilmington* Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio W 13-7  
November 13 Michigan Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio L 16-17  
November 20 at Illinois Illinois Field (old) • Champaign, Illinois W 7-6  
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

References

Win/Loss statistics