1948 Ohio State
6–3 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Wesley Fesler. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pittsburgh 41–0Nov 6
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Missouri | W 21–7 | 46% |
| Oct 2 | vs USC | W 20–0 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | vs Iowa | L 7–14 | 66% |
| Oct 16 | at Indiana | W 17–0 | 29% |
| Oct 23 | vs Wisconsin | W 34–32 | 70% |
| Oct 30 | at 9Northwestern | L 7–21 | 40% |
| Nov 6 | vs Pittsburgh | W 41–0 | 65% |
| Nov 13 | at Illinois | W 34–7 | 43% |
| Nov 20 | vs 1Michigan | L 3–13 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 13–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 11
- Wk 7: 18
- Wk 8: 17
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 1948.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 184–94
- Coach
- Wesley Fesler
- Elo
- 1577 +119 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.3 No. 15 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Joe Whisler
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 6 | Jerry Krall B | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Nine
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Joe WhislerFBAP-2; INS-1; UP-2
Second team
- Dave TempletonOGAP-2; INS-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0 | 9–0 | 1 |
| Northwestern | 5–1 | 8–2 | 7 |
 Minnesota | 5–2 | 7–2 | 16 |
| Ohio State | 3–3 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Purdue | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
| Illinois | 2–5 | 3–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.