1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.^[1] The team was ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1926.^[2]

1926 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–1 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Wilce (14th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Wittenberg*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 40–14
October 9	Ohio Wesleyan*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 47–0
October 16	at Columbia*	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 32–7
October 23	Iowa	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 23–6
October 30	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 18–0	48,000	[3]
November 6	Wilmington (OH)*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 13–7
November 13	Michigan	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 16–17
November 20	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	W 7–6
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, 14th year