1931 Ohio State
6–3 (4–2 Western Conference), coached by Sam Willaman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 67–6Oct 3
By 61 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Cincinnati | W 67–6 | 96% |
| Oct 10 | vs Vanderbilt | L 21–26 | 46% |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan | W 20–7 | 35% |
| Oct 24 | vs Northwestern | L 0–10 | 48% |
| Oct 31 | at Indiana | W 13–6 | 56% |
| Nov 7 | vs Navy | W 20–0 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | at Wisconsin | W 6–0 | 49% |
| Nov 21 | vs Illinois | W 40–0 | 80% |
| Nov 28 | at Minnesota | L 7–19 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 19–7; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 4–2 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 194–74
- Coach
- Sam Willaman
- Elo
- 1590 +46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.2 No. 21 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Stu Holcomb
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Carl CramerQBAP-1; CPT; UP-1- Lew HinchmanRBAP-1
Second team
- William M. BellOTAP-2
- Joseph T. GailusOGUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Purdue | 5–1 | 9–1 | |
| Michigan | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| Northwestern | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–2 | 6–3 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 5–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–6–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Illinois | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.