 The game was also notable in that more than 90,000 attended, a "standing room only" figure that exceeded stadium seating capacity by nearly forty per cent.However Ohio State had otherwise unspectacular seasons and never finished higher than third place in the conference, going 28–21–6 in Wilce's final seven years as head coach.Criticism of Wilce was widespread, particularly from the "downtown coaches" (a term that came into usage in the 1920s to describe vocal businessmen and other influential supporters of the program), for both failing to win the conference and for the extended losing streak to Michigan.