1929 Ohio State
4–3–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Sam Willaman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kenyon 54–0Nov 16
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vsWittenberg | W 19–0 | 91% |
| Oct 13 | vs Iowa | W 7–6 | 59% |
| Oct 19 | at Michigan | W 7–0 | 46% |
| Oct 26 | vs Indiana | T 0–0 | 82% |
| Nov 2 | at Pittsburgh | L 2–18 | 29% |
| Nov 9 | vs Northwestern | L 6–18 | 56% |
| Nov 16 | vsKenyon | W 54–0 | 90% |
| Nov 23 | vs Illinois | L 0–27 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 27–0; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 107th-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 1929.
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 95–69
- Coach
- Sam Willaman
- Elo
- 1497 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 4.0 No. 46 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Wes FeslerEAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1
Second team
Sam T. SelbyOGNEA-2- Alan M. HolmanQBUP-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.