1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football represented Ohio State University in the 1916 college football season. Led by three-time All-American Chic Harley, the 1916 team was first in school history to win the Western Conference championship. The Buckeyes defeated Oberlin, 128–0, the most points scored in a game in Ohio State football history.[1] Ohio State outscored opponents 258–29.

1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Western Conference champion
ConferenceWestern Conference
1916 record7–0 (4–0 Western)
Head coach
Offensive schemeHeavy run
Base defenseMulti
Home stadiumOhio Field
Uniform
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ohio State $ 4 0 0  7 0 0
Northwestern 4 1 0  6 1 0
Minnesota 3 1 0  6 1 0
Chicago 3 3 0  3 4 0
Illinois 2 2 1  3 3 1
Wisconsin 1 2 1  4 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0  4 3 0
Indiana 0 3 1  2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 1  2 4 1
  • $ Conference champion
1916 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami (OH) $ 6 0 1  7 0 1
Mount Union 6 1 0  8 2 0
Denison 5 0 2  5 1 2
Ohio 4 1 1  5 2 1
Wooster 5 2 0  6 2 0
Case 4 3 0  5 5 0
Ohio Wesleyan 2 2 2  2 3 2
Western Reserve 3 4 0  3 7 0
Akron 2 4 0  2 7 0
Ohio Northern 2 5 0  3 7 0
Kenyon 2 5 0  2 7 0
Wittenberg 0 5 1  2 5 2
Cincinnati 0 6 1  0 8 2
Baldwin–Wallace 0 1 0  0 2 0
Oberlin 0 5 0  0 7 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0  7 0 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship
Ohio State scoring a touchdown against Case, while playing at Van Horn Field in University Circle, Cleveland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 7Ohio Wesleyan*W 12–0
October 14Oberlin*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 128–0
October 21at IllinoisW 7–6
November 4Wisconsin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 14-13
November 11Indiana
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–7
November 18at Case*
W 28–0
November 25Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–3
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

References


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