1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football 17-OhioState-OhioWesleyan-program.jpg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 8–0–1 4–0 3–0 John Wilce 5th Ohio Field Big Ten champion The 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach, John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and outscored opponents 292–6. Ohio State had a record of 4–0 against Big Ten opponents, winning the conference title for the second consecutive season. Schedule September 29 w 1917 Case Case Ohio Field Columbus, OH 49–0 October 6 w 1917 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Field Columbus, OH 53–0 October 13 w Northwestern Ohio Field Columbus, OH 40–0 October 27 w 1917 Denison Big Red Denison Ohio Field Columbus, OH 67–0 November 3 w y Indiana Washington Park Indianapolis, IN 26–3 November 10 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 16–3 November 17 w Illinois Ohio Field Columbus, OH rivalry 13–0 November 24 t y y Auburn Soldiers Field Montgomery, AL 0–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123381/auburn_tie_with_ohio_state_1917/ Auburn Tigers Play Ohio State To Scoreless Tie The Atlanta Constitution 3 November 25, 1917 Newspapers.com July 12, 2015 November 29 w y Camp Sherman (Chillicothe) Ohio Field Columbus, OH 28–0 Coaching staff John Wilce, head coach, fifth year References 35em Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football