1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1938 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJim Langhurst
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1IndianaW 6–067,397[1]
October 8USC*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 7–1462,578[2]
October 15at No. 18 NorthwesternT 0–038,000[3]
October 22Chicago
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 42–763,069[4]
October 29at NYU*No. 20W 32–020,000[5]
November 5Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1254,365[6]
November 12at IllinoisW 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

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Alex Schoenbaum 7 55 Tackle Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Kaplanoff 12 109 Guard Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Aleskus 14 124 Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

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