1916 Ohio State
7–0 (4–0 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oberlin 128–0Oct 14
By 128 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 12–0 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | vsOberlin | W 128–0 | 88% |
| Oct 21 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 28% |
| Nov 4 | vs Wisconsin | W 14–13 | 49% |
| Nov 11 | vs Indiana | W 46–7 | 73% |
| Nov 18 | atCase | W 28–0 | 85% |
| Nov 25 | vs Northwestern | W 23–3 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 23–3; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1916.
Western Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–0
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 258–29
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1563 +83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.5 No. 23 of 90 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Heavy run
- Defense
- Multi
All-Western Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Ferdinand HoltkampC- Chic HarleyRBWE-1; AX-1; IV-1; ECP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1916 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1916 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
| Northwestern | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–4–1 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.