1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record6–1 (3–1 Big Ten, 2–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
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
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.

Despite being in the Western Conference (Big Ten) together since 1913, this season had the first matchup between Ohio State and Purdue.[1]

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[2]
November 8Purdue
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–0
November 15at WisconsinW 3–0
November 22Illinois
L 7–914,925[3]
  • *Non-conference game

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Ohio State vs. Purdue Full Games List". Winsipedia. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Illinois Wins Big Ten Championship: Sternaman Runs 50 Yards for Touchdown". The Champaign Daily News. November 23, 1919. pp. 5, 16 – via Newspapers.com.