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
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

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.

Schedule

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

Coaching staff

References

  1. ↑ "Auburn Tigers Play Ohio State To Scoreless Tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team