1928 Ohio State
5–2–1 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wittenberg 41–0Oct 6
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsWittenberg | W 41–0 | 90% |
| Oct 13 | at Northwestern | W 10–0 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | vs Michigan | W 19–7 | 61% |
| Oct 27 | at Indiana | W 13–0 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | vs Princeton | T 6–6 | 58% |
| Nov 10 | vs Iowa | L 7–14 | 65% |
| Nov 17 | vsMuskingum | W 39–0 | 92% |
| Nov 24 | at Illinois | L 0–8 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 8–0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 98th-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 1928.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 135–35
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1554 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.5 No. 19 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wes FeslerEAP-1; UP-1; WE-1
Second team
Leo RaskowskiOTAP-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.