1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football, led by three time all-American Chic Harley
, was the first in school history to win the Western Conference
championship. The Buckeyes defeated Oberlin College
128-0, the most points scored by an Ohio State football team ever. Ohio State outscored opponents 258-29.
Chic Harley
Charles William "Chic" Harley was one of the outstanding American football players of the first half of the 20th century and the player who first brought the Ohio State University football program to national attention. Harley was Ohio State's first consensus first-team All-America selection and...
, was the first in school history to win the Western Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
championship. The Buckeyes defeated Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
128-0, the most points scored by an Ohio State football team ever. Ohio State outscored opponents 258-29.