1921 Ohio State
5–2 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 28–0Oct 1
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 28–0 | 93% |
| Oct 8 | vsOberlin | L 6–7 | 93% |
| Oct 15 | vs Minnesota | W 27–0 | 68% |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan | W 14–0 | 44% |
| Nov 5 | atChicago | W 7–0 | 46% |
| Nov 12 | vs Purdue | W 28–0 | 88% |
| Nov 19 | vs Illinois | L 0–7 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 7–0; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 76th-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 1921.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 4–1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 110–14
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1610 +33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 31.3 No. 2 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Cyril E. Myers
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Truck MyersEWE-1; LH-1- Lloyd PixleyOGBE-1; CA-1; LH-1
- Dean W. TrottOGBE-1; WE-1
- John D. StuartRBBE-2; CA-1; WE-3
Second team
- Hoge WorkmanQBBE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
 Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.