1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1927 record 4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach John Wilce
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
1927 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Illinois § 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 1
Minnesota § 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 2
Michigan 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 1
Iowa 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1927-1928. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record but still won the point battle 131–92. They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 1 Wittenberg* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 31–0   24,314
October 8 at Iowa Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA W 13–6   15,000
October 15 Northwestern Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 13–19   42,614
October 22 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) L 0–21   84,401
October 29 Chicago Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 13–7   35,775
November 5 at Princeton* Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ L 0–20   36,000
November 12 Denison* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 61–6   16,610
November 19 Illinois Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) L 0–13   70,034
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

References

    Win/Loss statistics