1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 5–2–1 3–2 John Wilce 16th Ohio Stadium 20sohiostuniform.png The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference duiring the 1928 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2–1 record and got their first win over Michigan in six seasons. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents 135–35. It was John Wilce's last season as head coach. He finished his tenure at Ohio State with a 78–33–9 record and 4–7 against Michigan with three Big Ten Conference titles. Schedule October 6 w y 1928 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 41–0 30,286 October 13 w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 10–0 35,000 October 20 w Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry 19–7 72,439 Ohio Beats Michigan, 19 to 7, After Waging Good Fight: Buckeye Backs Sprint and Pass Way to Victory Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion October 21, 1928 21, 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21577546/ohio_beats_michigan_19_to_7_after/ Newspapers.comState, Rah! Ohio Eleven Victor Over Michigan After Six Seasons of Reversal The Cincinnati Enquirer October 21, 1928 1, 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21605225/state_rah_ohio_eleven_victor_over/ Newspapers.com October 27 w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 13–0 16,000 November 3 t y Princeton Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 6–6 72,496 Tigers Battle Ohio to 6-All Deadlock Before 74,000 Fans The Philadelphia Inquirer Grantland Rice November 4, 1928 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107371654/tigers-battle-ohio-to-6-all-deadlock/ Newspapers.com November 10 l Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 7–14 47,000 November 17 w y 1927 Muskingum Fighting Muskies Muskingum Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 39–0 10,035 November 24 l y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck 0–8 35,712 Illinois Wins Big Ten Title; Beats Ohio, 8-0; Zuppke's Team Outplays Foes as Rivals Lose Chicago Tribune Irving Vaughan November 25, 1928 1 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-illinois-wins-big-ten-ti/177397602/ Newspapers.com Coaching staff John Wilce, head coach, 16th year Tarzan Taylor, line coach, 1st year References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football