1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1938 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored opponents 119–65.

1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–3–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Francis Schmidt (5th season)
MVP	Jim Langhurst
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Minnesota $	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Purdue	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Northwestern	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	2	–	2
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Illinois	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Chicago	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 6–0	67,397	[1]
October 8	USC*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–14	62,578	[2]
October 15	at No. 18 Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	T 0–0	38,000	[3]
October 22	Chicago		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 42–7	63,069	[4]
October 29	at NYU*	No. 20	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 32–0	20,000	[5]
November 5	Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–12	54,365	[6]
November 12	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	W 32–14	18,000	[7]
November 19	No. 17 Michigan		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 0–18	64,413	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

• Francis Schmidt, head coach, fifth year

1939 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Alex Schoenbaum	7	55	Tackle	Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Kaplanoff	12	109	Guard	Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Aleskus	14	124	Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles