1932 Ohio State
4–1–3 (2–1–2 Western Conference), coached by Sam Willaman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 34–7Oct 1
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 34–7 | 91% |
| Oct 8 | vs Indiana | T 7–7 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | vs Michigan | L 0–14 | 48% |
| Oct 22 | at Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 23% |
| Oct 29 | vs Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 57% |
| Nov 5 | at Northwestern | W 20–6 | 33% |
| Nov 12 | vs Pennsylvania | W 19–0 | 64% |
| Nov 19 | at Illinois | W 3–0 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 3–0; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
- Record
- 4–1–3
- Conference
- 2–1–2 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 90–41
- Coach
- Sam Willaman
- Elo
- 1608 +48 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 15.0 No. 14 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Sid GillmanEUP-1- Ted RosequistOTAP-1; UP-2
- Joseph T. GailusOGAP-1; UP-2
- Lew HinchmanRBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Martin D. VarnerOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1932 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1932 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | |
 Purdue | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Ohio State | 2–1–2 | 4–1–3 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
 Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.