1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference duiring the 1928 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2–1 record and got their first win over Michigan in six seasons. They Buckeyes outscored their opponents 135–35. It was John Wilce's last season as head coach. He finished his tenure at Ohio State with a 78–33–9 record and 4–7 against Michigan with three Big Ten Conference titles.

1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Illinois $ 4 1 0 7 1 0
No. 4 Wisconsin 3 1 1 7 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 0 6 2 0
No. 6 Iowa 3 2 0 6 2 0
Ohio State 3 2 0 5 2 1
Purdue 2 2 1 5 2 1
Northwestern 2 3 0 5 3 0
Michigan 2 3 0 3 4 1
Indiana 2 4 0 4 4 0
Chicago 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Wittenberg*W 41–030,286
October 13at NorthwesternW 10–035,000
October 20Michigan
W 19–772,439[1][2]
October 27at IndianaW 13–016,000
November 3Princeton*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 6–672,496[3]
November 10Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1447,000
November 17Muskingum*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 39–010,035
November 24at IllinoisL 0–835,712
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ Harry Bullion (October 21, 1928). "Ohio Beats Michigan, 19 to 7, After Waging Good Fight: Buckeye Backs Sprint and Pass Way to Victory". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State, Rah! Ohio Eleven Victor Over Michigan After Six Seasons of Reversal". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 21, 1928. pp. 1, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Grantland Rice (November 4, 1928). "Tigers Battle Ohio to 6-All Deadlock Before 74,000 Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.