1930 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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]

1930 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–2–1 (2–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Sam Willaman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Mount Union*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 59–0	16,000	[2]
October 4	Indiana	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 23–0	24,716	[3]
October 11	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 2–19	28,000	[4]
October 18	Michigan	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 0–13	68,549	[5]
November 1	Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	T 0–0	40,488	[6]
November 8	vs. Navy*	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 27–0	45,000	[7]
November 15	Pittsburgh*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 16–7	39,581	[8]
November 22	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	W 12–9	16,881	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

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.