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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Langhurst
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(capacity: 66,210)
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
No. 16 Michigan 3 –1 –16 –1 –1
Purdue 3 –1 –15 –1 –2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 –1 –24 –2 –2
Wisconsin 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Ohio State 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Illinois 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Iowa 1 –3 –11 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –4 –01 –6 –1
Chicago 0 –4 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Indiana
W 6–067,397[1]
October 8USC*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1462,578[2]
October 15at No. 18 Northwestern
T 0–038,000[3]
October 22Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 42–763,069[4]
October 29at NYU*No. 20
W 32–020,000[5]
November 5Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1254,365[6]
November 12at Illinois
W 32–1418,000[7]
November 19No. 17 Michigan
L 0–1864,413[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

1939 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Alex Schoenbaum755TackleBrooklyn Dodgers
Carl Kaplanoff12109GuardBrooklyn Dodgers
Joe Aleskus14124TacklePhiladelphia Eagles

References
  1. "Ohio State in Late March to Win, 6-0". Wisconsin State Journal. United Press. October 2, 1938. p. 1-Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dyer, Braven (October 9, 1938). "Troy Upsets Ohio State". Los Angeles Times. p. 11. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wildcats Held To Scoreless Tie By Buckeye Eleven". Daily Press. Associated Press. October 16, 1938. p. 2C. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bartlett, Charles (October 23, 1938). "Chicago Maroons 'Stooges' in Ohio State Exhibit, 42 to 7". Omaha World-Herald. p. 5B. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Invading Ohio State Thrashes NYU, 32-0". New York Daily News. October 30, 1938. p. 88. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Emerson, Jim (November 6, 1938). "Purdue Boilermakers Tumble Buckeyes, 12-0". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 4-Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ohio State Sweeps Past Illinois, 32-14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 1E. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Michigan Crushes Ohio State, 18 to 0". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. November 20, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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