1933 Ohio State
7–1 (4–1 Western Conference), coached by Sam Willaman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 75–0Oct 7
By 75 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Virginia | W 75–0 | 76% |
| Oct 14 | vs Vanderbilt | W 20–0 | 55% |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan | L 0–13 | 35% |
| Oct 28 | vs Northwestern | W 12–0 | 68% |
| Nov 4 | vs Indiana | W 21–0 | 81% |
| Nov 11 | at Pennsylvania | W 20–7 | 62% |
| Nov 18 | at Wisconsin | W 6–0 | 61% |
| Nov 25 | vs Illinois | W 7–6 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 7–6; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 58th-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 1933.
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 161–26
- Coach
- Sam Willaman
- Elo
- 1664 +92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.3 No. 11 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Sid Gillman
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Ted RosequistOTAP-2; UP-1- Joseph T. GailusOGAP-1; UP-1; NK1
Second team
- Sid GillmanEAP-2
- Dick HeekinRBNK-2
From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1933 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Ohio State | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Minnesota | 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | |
| Illinois | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4–1 | 1–5–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–3–2 | 3–3–2 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–2 | 1–5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 0–5–1 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.