1930 Ohio State
5–2–1 (2–2–1 Western Conference), coached by Sam Willaman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mount Union 59–0Sep 27
By 59 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsMount Union | W 59–0 | 89% |
| Oct 4 | vs Indiana | W 23–0 | 69% |
| Oct 11 | at Northwestern | L 2–19 | 39% |
| Oct 18 | vs Michigan | L 0–13 | 56% |
| Nov 1 | vs Wisconsin | T 0–0 | 44% |
| Nov 8 | at Navy | W 27–0 | 32% |
| Nov 15 | vs Pittsburgh | W 16–7 | 40% |
| Nov 22 | at Illinois | W 12–9 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 12–9; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 95th-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 1930.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 139–48
- Coach
- Sam Willaman
- Elo
- 1567 +69 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.8 No. 12 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Wes FeslerEAP-1; UP-1; NEA-1; Coaches-1; KR-1
Lew HinchmanRBUP-1; NEA-2
From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1930 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | |
| Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
 Iowa | 0–1 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.