Gold Pants Club

Although not a game that changed the season for a player, the game against the University of Michigan in 1934 placed new coach Francis Schmidt into the hearts of Buckeye fans.  Ohio State won the game 34-0, its largest margin of victory in the series to that point.  Coach Schmidt changed Buckeye lore forever when, before the season, he was asked about beating Michigan.  Schmidt commented that he didn’t see the problem.  After all, the University of Michigan football players “put their pants on one leg at a time same as everybody else.”  This comment created the “Gold Pants Club,” a group of businessmen who award a miniature gold football pants charm to all players who participate in a win over the Wolverines.  The charms are engraved with each player’s initials, the date of the game, and the final score.

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