1924 Ohio State
2–3–3 (1–3–2 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 10–0Oct 18
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Purdue | W 7–0 | 68% |
| Oct 11 | at Iowa | T 0–0 | 33% |
| Oct 18 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 10–0 | 89% |
| Oct 25 | vsChicago | T 3–3 | 44% |
| Nov 1 | vsWooster | T 7–7 | 89% |
| Nov 8 | vs Indiana | L 7–12 | 74% |
| Nov 15 | vs Michigan | L 6–16 | 31% |
| Nov 22 | at Illinois | L 0–7 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 7–0; 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
- Record
- 2–3–3
- Conference
- 1–3–2 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 40–45
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1448 −37 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 30 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Frank D. Young
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Cookie CunninghamEBE-1; BI; DI-1; HC-2; IN-1; LD-1; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1924 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 3–0–3 | 4–1–3 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Michigan | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Minnesota | 1–2–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Ohio State | 1–3–2 | 2–3–3 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Northwestern | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–2–2 | 2–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.