1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1928 record	5-2-1 (3-2 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Wilce
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons

1928 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Illinois †	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#4T Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
#6T Iowa	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Purdue	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Michigan	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Chicago	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1928-1929. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2–1 record and got their first win over Michigan in six seasons. They 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6*	Wittenberg	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 41-0	30,286
October 13	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois	W 10-0	35,000
October 20	Michigan	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 19-7	72,439
October 27	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium (old) • Bloomington, Indiana	W 13-0	16,000
November 3*	Princeton	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	T 6-6	72,496
November 10	Iowa	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	L 7-14	47,000
November 17*	Muskingum	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 39-0	10,035
November 24	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois	L 0-8	35,712
*Non-Conference Game.

Coaching staff

• John Wilce - Head Coach - 16th year

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores