1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Wilce (15th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 66,210)
Uniform

1927 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Illinois +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Minnesota +	3	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	2
No. 7 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Chicago	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Purdue	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Iowa	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 4–4 record but still won the point battle, 131–92. They lost to Michigan for the sixth straight season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 1	Wittenberg*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 31–0	24,314
October 8	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA	W 13–6	15,000
October 15	Northwestern	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–19	42,614
October 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	L 0–21	84,401
October 29	Chicago	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 13–7	35,775
November 5	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–20	36,000
November 12	Denison*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 61–6	16,610
November 19	Illinois	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	L 0–13	70,034
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, 15th year