1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1928

| team = Ohio State Buckeyes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 5–2–1

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = John Wilce

| hc_year = 16th

| captain =

| stadium = Ohio Stadium

| uniform = 20sohiostuniform.png

}}

The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference duiring the 1928 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2–1 record and got their first win over Michigan in six seasons. The Buckeyes outscored their opponents 135–35. It was John Wilce's last season as head coach. He finished his tenure at Ohio State with a 78–33–9 record and 4–7 against Michigan with three Big Ten Conference titles.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Wittenberg Tigers|title=Wittenberg}}

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 41–0

| attend = 30,286

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 10–0

| attend = 35,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 19–7

| attend = 72,439

| source = {{cite news|title=Ohio Beats Michigan, 19 to 7, After Waging Good Fight: Buckeye Backs Sprint and Pass Way to Victory|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Harry Bullion|date=October 21, 1928|pages=21, 23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21577546/ohio_beats_michigan_19_to_7_after/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=State, Rah! Ohio Eleven Victor Over Michigan After Six Seasons of Reversal|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 21, 1928|pages=1, 29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21605225/state_rah_ohio_eleven_victor_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| score = 13–0

| attend = 16,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 6–6

| attend = 72,496

| source = {{cite news|title=Tigers Battle Ohio to 6-All Deadlock Before 74,000 Fans|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Grantland Rice|date=November 4, 1928|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107371654/tigers-battle-ohio-to-6-all-deadlock/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 7–14

| attend = 47,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Muskingum Fighting Muskies|title=Muskingum}}

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 39–0

| attend = 10,035

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Illibuck Trophy

| score = 0–8

| attend = 35,712

}}

Coaching staff

John Wilce, head coach, 16th year
Tarzan Taylor, line coach, 1st year

References

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