1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1917 record	8–0–1 (4–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Wilce
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1917 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Chicago	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Indiana	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Michigan	0	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Iowa	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1917 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–0–1 record and became Big Ten Conference champion for the second straight year with a 4–0 record in conference play. Ohio State outscored opponents 292–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Case*	Ohio Field • Columbus, OH	W 49–0
October 6	Ohio Wesleyan*	Ohio Field • Columbus, OH	W 53–0
October 13	Northwestern	Ohio Field • Columbus, Ohio	W 40–0
October 27	Denison*	Ohio Field • Columbus, OH	W 67–0
November 3	at Indiana	Jordan Field • Bloomington, IN	W 26–3
November 10	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 16–3
November 17	Illinois	Ohio Field • Columbus, OH	W 13–0
November 24	vs. Auburn*	Soldiers Field • Montgomery, AL	T 0–0
November 29	Camp Sherman (Chillicothe)*	Ohio Field • Columbus, OH	W 28–0
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, fifth year