1926 Ohio State
7–1 (3–1 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 47–0Oct 9
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsWittenberg | W 40–0 | 87% |
| Oct 9 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 47–0 | 88% |
| Oct 16 | at Columbia | W 32–7 | 41% |
| Oct 23 | vs Iowa | W 23–6 | 59% |
| Oct 30 | atChicago | W 18–0 | 51% |
| Nov 6 | vsWilmington | W 13–7 | 93% |
| Nov 13 | vs Michigan | L 16–17 | 45% |
| Nov 20 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 7–6; 3rd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 3–1 3rd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 196–43
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1591 +112 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 19.0 No. 10 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
4 first teamFirst team
Leo RaskowskiOTAP-2; UP-1; BE-2; WE-1- Ed HessOGAP-1; UP-1; BE-1; WE-1
- Alex KleinCAP-2; UP-2; BE-1
- Marty KarowRB
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Minnesota | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 3–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.