1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–1 (3–1 Big Ten, 2–0 OAC)
Head coach	John Wilce (7th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1919 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Ohio Wesleyan	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 38–0
October 11	Cincinnati	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 46–0
October 18	Kentucky*	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 49–0
October 25	at Michigan	Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	W 13–3	30,000	[1]
November 8	Purdue	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 20–0
November 15	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 3–0
November 22	Illinois	Ohio Field Columbus, OH (rivalry)	L 7–9	14,925	[2]
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, seventh year

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.