1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* John Wilce (15th season)

Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

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1928 ->

1927 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 1| Wittenberg*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 31–0| 24,314|
October 8| at Iowa|

* Iowa Field
* Iowa City, IA

| W 13–6| 15,000|
October 15| Northwestern|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 13–19| 42,614|
October 22| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 84,401|
October 29| Chicago|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 13–7| 35,775-40,000| [1]
November 5| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 0–20| 36,000| [2]
November 12| Denison*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 61–6| 16,610|
November 19| Illinois|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)

| L 0–13| 70,034| [3]

* *Non-conference game

## Coaching staff

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* John Wilce, head coach, 15th year

## References

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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.

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Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues|

* Recreation Park (1890–1897)
* Ohio Field (1898–1921)
* Ohio Stadium (1922–present)
* Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Battle for Illibuck
* Michigan (The Ten Year War)
* Penn State

Culture & lore|

* History
* Block O
* Brutus Buckeye
* "Across the Field"
* "Buckeye Battle Cry"
* "Carmen Ohio"
* "Hang On Sloopy"
* Marching band
* Neutron Man
* The Ten Year War
* Snow Bowl (1950)
* 1969 Michigan game
* 1973 Michigan game
* The Kick
* Holy Buckeye
* 2005 Texas game
* 2006 Michigan game
* 2016 Penn State game

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* WBNS-TV
* WBNS
* WBNS-FM
* Ohio State Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Century Team
* NFL draftees
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* Retired numbers

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