1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record but still won the point battle, 131–92. They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.

1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Illinois + 5 0 0 7 0 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 3 0 1 6 0 2
No. 7 Michigan 3 2 0 6 2 0
Chicago 3 3 0 4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 2 3 0 4 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 0 4 4 0
Indiana 1 2 1 3 4 1
Iowa 1 4 0 4 4 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wittenberg*W 31–024,314
October 8at IowaW 13–615,000
October 15Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 13–1942,614
October 22at MichiganL 0–2184,401
October 29Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–735,775-40,000[1]
November 5at Princeton*L 0–2036,000[2]
November 12Denison*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 61–616,610
November 19Illinois
L 0–1370,034[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff edit

References edit

  1. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 30, 1927). "Ohio State's Pass Attack Upsets Chicago, 13-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 6, 1927). "Tigers Display Brilliant Offensive Power and Turn Back Ohio State Invaders: Blocked Punts Prove Costly To Ohio Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Illinois Wins Western Conference Grid Title -- Record Unmarred". The Decatur Sunday Review. November 20, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.