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Ohio State Football Team History

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Francis A. Schmidt
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Francis A. Schmidt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Indiana	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Southern California	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Northwestern	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Chicago	42	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ New York University	32	0	W	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Purdue	0	12	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Illinois	32	14	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Michigan	0	18	L

1938 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -1
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	14.9
Points Allowed	65
Defense Average	8.1
Opponents Record	28-17
Conference Record	2-2
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-0 -1

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	97	38		4-1	66	12	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-5	110	88		1-3	26	61	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	1-6-1	21	67		1-4	15	40	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue	5-1-2	84	38		3-1-1	38	20	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	5-3	111	93		3-2	64	60	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	6-1-1	131	40		2-1-1	38	7	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	4-2-2	93	32		2-1-2	32	23	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-1	119	65		2-2-1	38	44	Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa	1-6-1	46	135		0-3-1	16	66	Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.