1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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The 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach, John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and outscored opponents 292–6. Ohio State had a record of 4–0 against Big Ten opponents, winning the conference title for the second consecutive season.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–0–1 (4–0 Big Ten, 3–0 OAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumOhio Field
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1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record8–0–1 (4–0 Big Ten, 3–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 â†’
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1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio State $4–0–08–0–1
Minnesota3–1–04–1–0
Northwestern3–2–05–2–0
Wisconsin3–2–04–2–1
Illinois2–2–15–2–1
Chicago2–2–13–2–1
Indiana1–2–05–2–0
Michigan0–1–08–2–0
Iowa0–2–03–5–0
Purdue0–4–03–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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1917 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $5–0–16–0–2
Wooster5–0–36–0–3
Wittenberg4–1–05–2–0
Oberlin4–1–05–2–1
Akron3–1–05–3–0
Denison2–2–05–3–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–3–14–3–1
Western Reserve3–3–13–5–1
Ohio3–3–03–5–0
Case3–4–13–6–1
Kenyon2–3–13–3–1
Mount Union1–5–02–6–0
Ohio Northern0–4–03–4–0
Baldwin–Wallace0–7–01–8–0
Cincinnati0–4–00–6–0
Ohio State *3–0–08–0–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Case
W 49–0
October 6Ohio Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 53–0
October 13Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 40–0
October 27Denison
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 67–0
November 3vs. Indiana
W 26–3
November 10at Wisconsin
W 16–3
November 17Illinois
W 13–0
November 24vs. Auburn*
T 0–010,000[1]
November 29Camp Sherman (Chillicothe)*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–0
  • *Non-conference game
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