Ohio Wesleyan at Ohio State
Saturday, October 6, 1917 Share
Ohio State beat Ohio Wesleyan 53–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 56°F, low 33°F
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 7, 1917, page 14
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OHIO STATE WINNER OVER OHIO WESLEYAN Columbus, O., October 6.-The Ohio State university football team, last year s Western conference champions, over- whelmed Ohio Wesleyan here today, 53 to 0. Coach Wilce used many of his second string men and at no time had his entire regular team on the field. Chick Harley, all-American fullback, led Ohio States attack, scoring three touchdowns and kicking as many goals.
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 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Ohio Wesleyan–Ohio State gameOhio State leads 15–0 in 15 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
Around this game
Ohio Wesleyan
- Next gameat Ohio StateOct. 5, 1918
- SeasonOhio Wesleyan in 1917
- ProgramOhio Wesleyan history and records
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. NorthwesternOct. 13, 1917
- SeasonOhio State in 1917
- ProgramOhio State history and records
