1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–1 (3–1 Big Ten, 2–0 OAC)
Head coach
  • John Wilce (7th season)
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 1 0 6 1 0
Ohio State 3 1 0 6 1 0
Chicago 4 2 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 2 0
Minnesota 3 2 0 4 2 1
Iowa 2 2 0 5 2 0
Michigan 1 4 0 3 4 0
Northwestern 1 4 0 2 5 0
Indiana 0 2 0 3 4 0
Purdue 0 3 0 2 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wooster $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
Oberlin 5 0 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 2 0 0 6 1 0
Miami (OH) 7 1 0 7 1 0
Wittenberg 3 0 2 6 0 2
Akron 5 1 1 6 1 1
Denison 4 2 1 6 2 1
Western Reserve 3 3 0 5 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 0 4 4 0
Case 2 4 1 3 6 1
Ohio 2 4 0 3 5 0
Cincinnati 1 3 1 3 4 1
Mount Union 0 5 0 1 7 0
Ohio Northern 0 6 0 1 8 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 5 0 0 8 0
Kenyon 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1919 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–1 record. Outscoring opponents 176–12, the Buckeyes scored their first 133 points in the first three games. This season represents the first time Ohio State beat Michigan in the rivalry.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Ohio WesleyanW 38–0
October 11Cincinnati
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 46–0
October 18Kentucky*
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–0
October 25at MichiganW 13–330,000[1]
November 8Purdue
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–0
November 15at WisconsinW 3–0
November 22Illinois
L 7–914,925[2]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ Harry Bullion (October 26, 1919). "Ohio State Beats Michigan and Now Is Favorite for the Conference Title". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Illinois Wins Big Ten Championship: Sternaman Runs 50 Yards for Touchdown". The Champaign Daily News. November 23, 1919. pp. 5, 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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