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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: John W. Wilce
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 John W. Wilce enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Case  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  53   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Northwestern  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Denison  67   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Indiana  26   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Wisconsin  16   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Illinois  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Auburn  0   0   T    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Camp Sherman  28   0   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored292
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed6
  Defense Average0.7
  Opponents Record25-10
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-0 -1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-2-113440   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 5-222559   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Minnesota 4-116425   Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State 8-0-12926 4-0956  John W. Wilce
Michigan 8-230453 0-11221  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern 5-214585   Fred J. Murphy
Wisconsin 4-2-18530   John R. Richards
Iowa 3-591141   Howard H. Jones
Purdue 3-495109   Cleo A. ODonnell

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 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

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.