1934 Ohio State
7–1 (5–1 Western Conference), coached by Francis Schmidt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Reserve 76–0Nov 3
By 76 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Indiana | W 33–0 | 80% |
| Oct 13 | at Illinois | L 13–14 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colgate | W 10–7 | 56% |
| Oct 27 | at Northwestern | W 28–6 | 67% |
| Nov 3 | atWestern Reserve | W 76–0 | 91% |
| Nov 10 | vsChicago | W 33–0 | 74% |
| Nov 17 | vs Michigan | W 34–0 | 77% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa | W 40–7 | 83% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 40–7; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 48th-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 1934.
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 267–34
- Coach
- Francis Schmidt
- Elo
- 1694 +85 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 24.2 No. 3 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Merle WendtEAP-1; FH-2; UP-2- Regis MonahanOGFH-1; UP-1
- Gomer JonesCFH-1; UP-2
- Dick HeekinRBFH-1; UP-2
Second team
- Charley HamrickOTFH-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.