1930 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1930 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 5 0 0 8 0 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Purdue 4 2 0 6 2 0
Wisconsin 2 2 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 1 5 2 1
Minnesota 1 3 0 3 4 1
Indiana 1 3 0 2 5 1
Illinois 1 4 0 3 5 0
Iowa 0 1 0 4 4 0
Chicago 0 4 0 2 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member the Big Ten Conference during the 1930 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Sam Willaman, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–2–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mount Union*W 59–016,000[2]
October 4Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 23–024,716[3]
October 11at NorthwesternL 2–1928,000[4]
October 18Michigan
L 0–1368,549[5]
November 1Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
T 0–040,488[6]
November 8vs. Navy*W 27–045,000[7]
November 15Pittsburgh*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 16–739,581[8]
November 22at IllinoisW 12–916,881[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1930 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Yea, Ohio! Future is all rosy State followers say as Buckeyes impress". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ohio State whips Indiana in only Big Ten game". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wildcats, without Bruder, top battling Buckeyes, 19–2". The Sandusky Register. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wolverines rout Ohio State, 13–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ohio State, Badgers battle to scoreless tie". The Mansfield News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio State plays perfect game to defeat Navy, 27–0". The Greenville News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wes Fesler leads Ohio air attack". The Pittsburgh Press. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fesler leads Ohio State to 12–9 victory". The Richmond Item. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.