Princeton at Ohio State
Saturday, November 3, 1928 Share
Princeton and Ohio State tied 6–6. It was their second meeting; Princeton leads the series 1–0–1.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 50°F, 0.26 in. of rainAttendance 72,496
In the newspapers

The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 5, 1928, page 1
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Ohio, TIGERS PLAY 6–6 TIE Columbus, Nov. 5.--(F)-Princeton and Ohio State fought out Bit after q game marked by brilliant and terly contested 6 to s tie Saturday, after : game marked by brilliant and mediocre play. The Tigers scored first at the close Of the third period, when Ed Wilmer plunged six yards for I touchdown after Princeton had driven from the 33-yard line. where Ohio State fumbled. The Buckeyes came back in the fourth period with an offensive that resulted in the tying score when Byron Eby dashed Is yards on . run outside his own left end, eliminating an uninterrupted drive from mid field.

Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 4, 1928, page 1
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Ohio State Ties Princeton 6 to 6 COLUMBUS. o.. Nov. s.-tP-Two other teams have to decide the cues ton Of football supremacy between the East and West. Princeton and Ohio State could not do IL today when their thrilling Intersections battle ended in a dead heat six 70 six. After a first half made up of threats and promises but no results. the Tigers from the East jumped into a six 70 nothing lead AZ the close Of the third period. only 70 stand BY and sec the Western Buckeyes run md pass themselves into a deadlock in the final quarter.

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 4, 1928, page 83 (results column)
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HoluBeaM z2Eiceton OionZ3e: UBouS0 William and Foot Ball Results Navy, 81; West Virginia Wesleyan, 0. Army. So; De Pauw, IL. NOtre Dame. g.; Penn State, 0. Yale. Is; Dartmouth, 0. Harvard, 80; Lehigh, 0. Colgate, ID: Wabash, 6. Lafayette, 13; Washington and Jeffer- son, Is. Pittsburgh, Is; Syracuse, 0. Amherst. Is; Mass. AggieS, 0. Brown, 6; Holy Cross, 0. Columbia, 0; Cornell, 0. Vermont, O; Norwich, 0. Tufts, o; New Hampshire, 0. Gettysburg, 27; Dickinson, O. Schuylkill, 1G; Temple, Z. BowdOin, IL; Bates, 0. Thiel. s. Allegheny, 6. SwarthmOre, 20; Delaware, 0. Boston u, =; Springfield. 6. Drexel, 46; New York AggieS, 0. Lowell Textile, Z; UpsaIa, 0. Conn. Aggies. 20; Coast Guard, 0. Franklin Marshall, 20; HaverfOrd, Ii. Williams. So; Union, 0. Susquehanna, IS; Pa. Military, 20. Niagara, IL; ClarksOn, 0. st. Francis, 26; st. Vincent, 8. Wesleyan, “a; Trinity. 0. st. Lawrence, 12; Buffalo, 0. Oberlin, 10; Rochester. IL. VilIanova, 20; Buckncll, s. Worcester Tech, “a; Cooper Union, 0. Grove City, IL; Geneva, 6. st. Johns, O; Providence, Q. UrSinus, s.; MuhIenberg, 0. Wagner, 4; Long Island u, 0. st. Johns (AnnapOlis). 13; Juniata, .. Duquesne, 20; Westminster, 6. SOUTH ATLANTIC. North Carolina State, 6; North Carolima, 6. Virginia, 20; Washington and Lee, Is. v. M. l.. 13; Davidson. 0. Richmond, so; Lynchburg, 6. Duke, 80; Meyer, Is. Western Maryland, SO; L0yOla, 0. Emory and Henry, 2S; Tusculum, 0. Furman, 18: Wake Forest, O. Roanoke, 12; Hampden- Sidney, o. Johns Hopkins. “a; Randolph Macon, J. GuiIfOrd. 10; Atlantic Christian, 0. Mount st. Marys, 10; Washington Col lege, 0. High Point, 1s; EIOn, 0. SOUTH. Georgia Tech, 32; Oglethorpe, I. Florida, 81; Sewanee, 6. Mississippi, 26; Clemson, :. Vanderbilt, IA; Kentucky, :. Georgia, Is; Auburn, 0. Tulane, 81; MillsapS, 0. Southern MethOdists, 6; Texas, 2. Chattanooga, 80; Southwestern, 0. Tennessee, 81; Carson Newman, 0. Miami. 81: Rollins. 3. Southwestern Louisiana, 45; Louisiana / Tech, 6. Atlanta L., IL; Moorehousc, :. Texas A. & M, Al; North Texas Teach ] crs, 0. / RayIor. :: Texas Christian. 6 LOyola New Orleans), %; st. Ed wards, O. Spring Hills, rs; Union. 6. Birmingham Southern, 0; Centenary, 0. Arkansas, Z; Louisiana s. u, 0. Southwestern u, IA; Rice, 6. East Tennessee Normal Is; Hiwassee, 6. Center, 20; Marshall, 0. Tuskegee, 13; Fisk, Z. Georgetown (Ky), ii; Kentucky Wes- leyan, s. MIDWEST. Ohio State, 6; Princeton, 6. Pennsylvania, 20; Chicago, Is. Michigan, 8; Illinois, 0. Wisconsin, Is; Alabama, 0. Northwestern, 10; Minnesota, Q. Iowa State, Is; Oklahoma, o. Nebraska, 20; Kansas, O. Purdue, 10; Case. 0. Drake, 6; Missouri, 0. Haskell Indians, Z; Washington L., 0. Iowa, 49,; South Dakota, 0. Grinnell, 20; Marquette, Is. North Central, Is; Mount Morris, 0. Illinois College, 13; State Normal, o. SpearfiSh Normal, Is; Southern Nor nal. 0. Heidelberg, rs; Capital, Z. Iowa Wesleyan, 10; Penn College, 0. South Dakota State, IS; Creighton, I. Columbus. IA; Augustana, 8. COe. 10; Cornell, 0. Butler, 12; Muncie Normal, 6. Bowling Green. 12; Defiance, IL. Indiana State Normal, 19; Franklin, 0. Hanover, 80; Bethel, 0. Detroit City College, 13; Toledo. 6. Marietta, IA: Muskingum. Is. Indiana Central. IL; Earlham, 6. Oakland City, II: Rose Poly. 8. St. Xavier, 10; Kansas Wesleyan, 0. Michigan State. s; Mississippi A. & NJ, 6. Western Reserve, So; Akron, o. John Carroll, IL; Adrian, 0. Wilberforce. 6; Knoxville. s. North Dakota State, 12; MOrningside, 0. Miami. 20; Ohio u. Is. Wesleyan, As; Wooster. 6. Dayton, l2; LOyOla (ChicagO), !. RipOn, “a; Lawrence, 0. Hamiinc, s.; CareIton, 0. Parsons, 8; Columbia, o. DePaul, 81: Minnesota B., IA. Augsburg. “a; St. Johns, 0. Kissing Juniors, 81; ItaSca Juniors, 0. Augustana, IA; Monmouth, 0. Bradley Tech. 35; Marquette, 20. Carroll, Z; Lombard, 6. Detroit, So; st. Louis, 0. FAR WEST. Southern California. 10; Stanford, 0. Washington State. rs; Idaho, 0. Oregon State, a.; Montana, 0. California, Is; Oregon. 0. Washington, 40; Puget Sound, 0. California Aggics, 6; Nevada, 0. Olympic Club. 20; Santa Clara, 1S. Oklahoma City u. 8; Oklahoma Ag gieS. 0. Mount st. Charles. So; Montana ! Mines, 0. Utah IT,. 27; Colorado College, 81. Denver, 26; Wyoming, I. ROBBERS GET BIG SUM FROM FOOT BALL GAME ! LAWRENCE, Kans.. November 8

The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 5, 1928, page 11 (results column)
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‘The dark horses score more than the white horses” That is the only reason we know of that Ohio State and Iowa are on top the Big Ten conference percentage table when dopesters figure Illinois and Minnesota belong there The “eyes” have it, the Buckeyes and the Hawkeyes. Those two clubs certainly appear to be eating opponentS alive. It’s a season of upsetS, this 1928 football campaign. Right fresh we hand you: Michigan 8, Illinois O.; Northwestern 10, Minnesota 9; Ohio State 6; Princeton 6. The latest upsets of a month that has been full of ‘en. They started when Wisconsin beat Notre Dame, Ohio Wesleyan took Michigan and Davis Elkins beat Navy. They are likely to run on each week until the final curtain drops. Michigan Uprising Gembis booted the oval over the cross bar to the delight of some $4,000 who damned into the Wolver. inc bowl at Ann Arbor, Saturday. A Michigan team that had been the door mat of the Big Ten conference revolted. They beat the great Illini team, they repulsed the mighty Tinm, the flashy Peters, and the powerful Nowack and Weist. The Michiganders performed the 1928 miracle of football. Ohio State fumbled in the second half giving Princeton a chance to score. The Buckeyes rallied with one of their famous late attacks with the aerial game that time after time has made conference teams weep. 1t accounted for a touchdown and gave them a tie. 1t was one Of the most thrilling interSectiona1 games of the year. Minnesota Slips Those “bone crushers” from Minnesota, who seem to be suffering q bit of their own medicine, seemingly dropped out of the Big Ten race as they bowed to North, western 1913 at Evanston. Calderwo1d down and Pharmer booted the extra point. Holmer kicked place kick for three more points, Even the intersection of the great Nagurski into the fray couldn’t mus ter up more than nine points for the Giophers and the team that two weeks ago was doped a title winner was relegated to Ahe second division. n NOtre Dame double passed first and then one by one passed by the Penn State players in their early game goal line march at Philadelphia as they AOwned the Lions. 80. Niemiec, the crippled Collins, Chevigny and CarriediO were the Irish luminaries. The new Rochne system, score ‘em early” worked. The Irish pulled Miller down back Of the line late in the game for a safety. n Wabash NOsed Out That was the only victory of three possible chances for Indiana. teams who we’re on eastern invasions. Wabash and Colgate. held merry setto at Hamilton, ~ Y, but the Colgate team rallied after trailing at the half and pushed over two touchdowns to win 1915. LASER plunged over for Wabash early in the second period Passing put the fasteners in scoring position in the third period and Yablok ran fifty-six yards for a score. De Paw played an Army team minus eagle and most of the other regulars, but surprised the Cadets with a fine game and stiff defense at times Branden-
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 58% to win.
The series
Every Princeton–Ohio State gamePrinceton leads 1–0–1 in two meetings.
| 1928 | Princeton 6, Ohio State 6 | |
| 1927 | Princeton 20, Ohio State 0 |
Around this game
Princeton
- Next gamevs. Washington and LeeNov. 10, 1928
- SeasonPrinceton in 1928
- ProgramPrinceton history and records
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. IowaNov. 10, 1928
- SeasonOhio State in 1928
- ProgramOhio State history and records

