1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1938 record 431 (321 Big Ten)
Head coach Francis Schmidt
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 66,210)
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 431 record and outscored opponents 11965. Schmidt's first loss to Michigan in his tenure.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 1 Indiana Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 60   67,397
October 8 USC* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 714   62,578
October 15 at #18 Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL T 00   38,000
October 22 Chicago Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 427   63,069
October 29 at New York University* #20 Polo GroundsNew York, NY W 320   20,000
November 5 Purdue Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 012   54,365
November 12 at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 3214   18,000
November 19 #17 Michigan Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) L 018   64,413
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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

    Win/Loss statistics
    Draft data