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1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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American college football season

1918Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference,Ohio Athletic Conference
Record3–3 (0–3 Big Ten, 3–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan +200500
Illinois +400520
Purdue +100330
Iowa210621
Minnesota210521
Northwestern110221
Wisconsin120330
Indiana000220
Ohio State030330
Chicago050461
  • $ – Conference champion
1918 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wittenberg $300400
Miami (OH)401501
Mount Union510610
Wooster510610
Western Reserve510520
Ohio101401
Cincinnati002302
Ohio Wesleyan220320
Case232352
Akron121221
Oberlin140140
Baldwin–Wallace041541
Kenyon040140
Ohio Northern050150
Denison050160
Ohio State *300330
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

The1918 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was anAmerican football team that representedOhio State University in the1918 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coachJohn Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled a 3–3 record (0–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 134 to 41.[1]

End Clarence A. MacDonald received first-team honors on the1918 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2][3]

With the country involved inWorld War I, many of the top football players did not play due to military service. Players serving in the military includedChic Harley andGaylord Stinchcomb of Ohio State.[4][5]

In response to theSpanish flu pandemic, the football schedule was modified. The matchup with Northwestern was canceled while the game against Michigan was moved to the last game in November.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 5Ohio WesleyanW 41–0
October 12Denison
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–0
October 19Northwestern Canceled
November 9Case
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 56–0
November 16atIllinoisL 0–132,786
November 23Wisconsin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
L 3–14
November 30MichiganL 0–147,000

Game summaries

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On October 5, 1918, Ohio State defeatedOhio Wesleyan, 41–0, inColumbus, Ohio.[7]

On October 12, 1918, Ohio State defeatedDenison, 34–0, in Columbus, Ohio. WithChic Harley serving in the military, halfback Thomas Davies was the star for the Buckeyes.[8]

On November 9, 1918, Ohio State defeatedCase, 56–0, on a muddy field in Columbus, Ohio.[9]

On November 16, 1918,Illinois defeated Ohio State, 13–0, on a muddy field inChampaign, Illinois. Kirkpatrick and Sabo scored touchdowns for Illinois.[10]

On November 23, 1918,Wisconsin defeated Ohio State, 14–3, in Columbus, Ohio.[11]

On November 30, 1918,Michigan defeated Ohio State, 14–0, in Columbus, Ohio.[12] The game was played on a wet, muddy and slippery field that handicapped the offensive players.[13] The teams played to a scoreless tie in a first half. Michigan's first touchdown was set up by a 73-yard punt fromFrank Steketee that "stuck fast in the mud" at Ohio State's two- or three-yard line.[13][14] Michigan's defense held, and Ohio State was forced to punt from his end zone.Angus Goetz blocked the punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown.[13] Later in the game, Steketee faked a run around the end and passed toRobert J. Dunne who was "camped near the uprights."[13][15] This was the first matchup between the rivals while they were both members of the Western (Big Ten) Conference.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^"1918 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedDecember 8, 2015.
  2. ^Walter Eckersall (December 8, 1918)."Eckersall Picks "All Star" Eleven of the Big Ten".Chicago Tribune. pp. 2–4 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ESPN Big Ten Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2007. p. 191.ISBN 978-1-933060-49-1.
  4. ^"Chick Harley: Ohio's Great Halfback to Join the Army Flyers".The Fort Wayne Daily News. December 6, 1917. p. 15 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^"Stinchcomb Leaves Ohio".Lansing State Journal. May 2, 1918. p. 8 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^Kaufman, Joey (March 29, 2020)."Influenza outbreak put 1918 Ohio State football season in the shadows".The Columbus Dispatch. RetrievedMarch 29, 2020.
  7. ^"Plunges of Ohio State's Backs Too Much for Wesleyan and Methodists Meet Defeat, 41–0".The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 6, 1918. p. 23 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^"Denison State's Latest Victim: Western Conference Champions Add Another Scalp To Their Belts".The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 13, 1918. p. 23 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^"Ohio Swamps Case on Muddy Field, 56 to 0".Chicago Daily Tribune. November 10, 1918. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^"Illinois Pounds Line For Victory Over Ohio: Urbana Boys Make Their First Touchdown Within Five Minutes After Opening of Game; Second in Third Quarter".The Decatur Herald. November 17, 1918. p. 8 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^"Badgers Victors Over Ohio State Eleven, 14 to 7: Smith Scores Both of Wisconsin Touchdowns After Sprints of 80 Yards".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 24, 1918. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^"Michigan Keeps Slate Clean by Downing Ohio State, 14–0".Chicago Daily Tribune. December 1, 1918. p. A5. Archived fromthe original on November 4, 2012. RetrievedNovember 13, 2010.
  13. ^abcdHarry Bullion (December 1, 1918)."Michigan Averts Disaster in Final Period, Scoring Twice, Winning 14–0: Goetz Again Gains the Winning Break on Block of Punt".Detroit Free Press – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^Keim, Bob (November 20, 2004). "101 Greatest Moments".The Plain Dealer.
  15. ^"Michigan Downs Ohio State by 14 to 0 Score".Syracuse Herald. December 1, 1918.
  16. ^"Michigan vs. Ohio State Full Games List".Winsipedia. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025.
  17. ^"Big Ten Expansion: A Legacy of Strategic Growth".Big Ten Conference. August 29, 2025. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025.
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