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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-

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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
Record	8-0 -1
Points Scored	292
Scoring Average	32.4
Points Allowed	6
Defense Average	0.7
Opponents Record	25-10
Conference Record	4-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	2-0 -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	5-2-1	134	40					Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	5-2	225	59					Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Minnesota	4-1	164	25					Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State	8-0-1	292	6		4-0	95	6	John W. Wilce
Michigan	8-2	304	53		0-1	12	21	Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern	5-2	145	85					Fred J. Murphy
Wisconsin	4-2-1	85	30					John R. Richards
Iowa	3-5	91	141					Howard H. Jones
Purdue	3-4	95	109					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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).