1923 Ohio State
3–4–1 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denison 42–0Nov 3
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 24–7 | 89% |
| Oct 13 | vs Colgate | T 23–23 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | at Michigan | L 0–23 | 28% |
| Oct 27 | vs Iowa | L 0–20 | 40% |
| Nov 3 | vsDenison | W 42–0 | 87% |
| Nov 10 | at Purdue | W 32–0 | 56% |
| Nov 17 | atChicago | L 3–17 | 27% |
| Nov 24 | vs Illinois | L 0–9 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 9–0; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 124–99
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1477 −29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.7 No. 41 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Boni Petcoff
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Hoge WorkmanQBNB-1; WE-1
Second team
- Boni PetcoffOTWE-2
- Billy YoungCNB-2
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
 Indiana | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
 Northwestern | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.