Chicago at Ohio State
Saturday, October 29, 1927 Share
Ohio State beat Chicago 13–7. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 4–2–2.
FinalHigh 76°F, low 49°FAttendance 35,775
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 30, 1927, page 83
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mails Nmised Marines So Ten Title Hopes Dashed Late Ohio State Touchdown Defeats Chicago by l3 to Z BY the Associated Press ~OLIMBtS Ohio. October 20 Ohio state snatched victory away from Chicago here to- ~ day. 1% to :, on ~ yard for ward pass in the last per iod winning tn the tip of play with which the MarOOns constantly threatened the Buckeye goa! line. MeEdcnhaH. Maroon haifLack harassed the Buckeye defense with 10 long hcaVes goalWatd. one Of which was completed oVcI the line but was called back on a terhnicalitV. An other time. in the last few seconds of play, the Chicago passcr hurried the bail over the goal line. Just miesin. the receivers finger tips for a play which would have tied the count. ohio states victory, its second I’m the conference. tumbled Chicago out of the Zig Ten lead. The MaroOns were leading, { to 6 with eight minutes yet to PLAY, when Robin Re,,. OH” State end. droppei back. took n pass from Deb Rowan. fullback. and, standing on the Seward line. threw the ball into the hands of Howard kviss, h1lfback, who already stood on the goal line. Two Chicago PLAYERS covered Kriss, but failed to break the pass. The pass gained A. yards, but actually was thrown 80 yards. Almost immediately Mcndenhall be. gan passing in an effort to score lie
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Chicago–Ohio State gameOhio State leads 10–2–2 in 14 meetings, counting the six since this game.
| 1939 | Ohio State 61, Chicago 0 | |
| 1938 | Ohio State 42, Chicago 7 | |
| 1937 | Ohio State 39, Chicago 0 | |
| 1936 | Ohio State 44, Chicago 0 | |
| 1935 | Ohio State 20, Chicago 13 | |
| 1934 | Ohio State 33, Chicago 0 |
Around this game
Chicago
- Next gamevs. MichiganNov. 5, 1927
- SeasonChicago in 1927
- ProgramChicago history and records
Ohio State
- Next gameat PrincetonNov. 5, 1927
- SeasonOhio State in 1927
- ProgramOhio State history and records
