The 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 in the college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 season of 1928-1929

1928 college football season

The 1928 college football season had the USC Trojans recognized as champions under the Dickinson System, but the Rose Bowl was contested between the #2 and #3 teams, California and Georgia Tech...

. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2–1 record and got their first win over Michigan

Michigan Wolverines football

The Michigan Wolverines football program represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins and the highest winning percentage in college football history...

 in six seasons. They Buckeyes outscored their opponents 135-35. It was John Wilce

John Wilce

John Woodworth "Jack" Wilce was an American football player and coach, physician, and university professor. He served as the head football coach at Ohio State University from 1913 to 1928, compiling a record of 78–33–9...

's last season as head coach. He finished his tenure at Ohio State with a 78-33-9 record and 4-7 against Michigan with three Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

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 titles.

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