1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Illinois + 5 0 0 7 0 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 3 0 1 6 0 2
No. 7 Michigan 3 2 0 6 2 0
Chicago 3 3 0 4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 2 3 0 4 4 0
Ohio State 2 3 0 4 4 0
Indiana 1 2 1 3 4 1
Iowa 1 4 0 4 4 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record but still won the point battle, 131–92. They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wittenberg*W 31–024,314
October 8at IowaW 13–615,000
October 15Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 13–1942,614
October 22at MichiganL 0–2184,401
October 29Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–735,775-40,000[1]
November 5at Princeton*L 0–2036,000[2]
November 12Denison*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 61–616,610
November 19Illinois
L 0–1370,034[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 30, 1927). "Ohio State's Pass Attack Upsets Chicago, 13-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 6, 1927). "Tigers Display Brilliant Offensive Power and Turn Back Ohio State Invaders: Blocked Punts Prove Costly To Ohio Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Illinois Wins Western Conference Grid Title -- Record Unmarred". The Decatur Sunday Review. November 20, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.