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1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons← 19251927 →
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 1 0 7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1 5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 2 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 2 0 6 2 0
Minnesota 2 2 0 5 3 0
Indiana 0 4 0 3 5 0
Iowa 0 5 0 3 5 0
Chicago 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1926 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record. Bucks outscored opponents 196–43, but suffered a devastating one-point loss to Michigan, their fifth straight loss to the Wolverines. The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Wittenberg*W 40–14
October 9Ohio Wesleyan*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 47–0
October 16at Columbia*W 32–7
October 23Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–6
October 30at ChicagoW 18–048,000
November 6Wilmington (OH)*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 13–7
November 13MichiganL 16–17
November 20at IllinoisW 7–6
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

References

  1. "100 TEAMS IN 100 DAYS".
  2. "Stanford Eleven Adjudged Best: Navy Ranks Second Under Dickinson System of Rating Teams". The Morning Post. Camden, N.J. December 17, 1926. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Don Maxwell (October 31, 1926). "Ohio Crashes Through Chicago For 18-0 Triumph". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
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