1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football Independent 5–3–1 John B. Eckstorm 3rd J. M. Kittle Ohio Field The 1901 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University as an independent during the 1901 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John B. Eckstorm, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 94 to 56.2018 Ohio State Media Guide Ohio State University 2018 247 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/OSU-FB-Media-Guide_18.pdf March 16, 2019 J. M. Kittle was the team captain.2018 Ohio State Media Guide, p. 120. During the 1901 season, support for the Ohio State football team grew, and for the first time, the program generated a profit for the university athletic association.2018 Ohio State Media Guide, p. 80. On October 26, 1901, John Sigrist, who played center-rush, sustained a broken vertebrae in a game against Western Reserve. He died from his injuries two days later.John Sigrist of the Ohio State University, Dies at Columbus, Yesterday The Cincinnati Enquirer October 29, 1901 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29590061/john_sigrist_of_the_ohio_state/ Newspapers.com He remains the only Ohio State player to have died from injuries sustained in a game.The Tragic Story of John Sigrist The Columbus Dispatch October 28, 2011 http://www.sgsosu.net/osu/songs/sigrist.html Schedule September 28 t 1901 Otterbein Cardinals Otterbein Ohio Field Columbus, OH 0–0 October 5 w 1901 Wittenberg Tigers Wittenberg Ohio Field Columbus, OH 30–0 Champions in Shape The Cincinnati Enquirer October 6, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29587885/champions_in_shape/ Newspapers.com October 12 w 1901 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Ohio Field Columbus, OH 17–0 O.S.U. Won But Neither Side Scored in the First Half The Cincinnati Enquirer October 13, 1901 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29590356/osu_won_but_neither_side_scored_in/ Newspapers.com October 19 w 1901 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Ohio Field Columbus, OH 24–0 October 26 w 1901 Western Reserve Western Reserve Ohio Field Columbus, OH 6–5 November 9 l Michigan Ohio Field Columbus, OH rivalry 0–21 4,000 Michigan's Line Is Uncrossed: Only Once Did Ohio Threaten Goal Detroit Free Press November 10, 1901 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6627000/michigan_line_is_uncrossed_only_once/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y 1901 Oberlin Yeomen Oberlin Oberlin, OH 0–6 Oberlin Wins the Championship The Pittsburg Post November 17, 1901 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29589519/oberlin_wins_the_championship/ Newspapers.com November 23 l Indiana Ohio Field Columbus, OH 6–18 Indiana, 18; Ohio, 6 The Inter Ocean November 24, 1901 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29557539/indiana_18_ohio_6/ Newspapers.com November 28 w 1901 Kenyon Lords Kenyon Ohio Field Columbus, OH 11–6 3,500 Ohio Defeats Kenyon The Indianapolis Journal November 29, 1901 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29589652/ohio_defeats_kenyon/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Week 6: Michigan Michigan at Ohio State Michigan 16 5 Ohio State 0 0 November 9, 1901 Ohio Field, Columbus, OH 4,000 Wrenn On November 9, 1901, undefeated Ohio State, having allowed opponents to score only five points in five prior games, faced an undefeated Michigan team coached by Fielding H. Yost that had not allowed opponents to score in six previous games. The 1901 game was the third meeting in what would become the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, with the two teams having played to a scoreless tie in their previous match in 1900.Michigan vs. Ohio State David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse September 13, 2016 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/michigan/opponents_records.php?teamid=2380 May 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054503/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/michigan/opponents_records.php?teamid=2380 dead The Buckeyes lost the 1901 game to the Wolverines by a 21–0 score in front of 4,000 spectators at Ohio Field. Prior to the game, the head coaches argued over the length of the game, Yost of Michigan insisting on regulation halves of 30 minute and Ohio State's Eckstorm insisting that the first half be limited to 25 minutes. When the umpire threatened Ohio State with a forfeiture, coach Eckstrom agreed to play regulation halves of 30 minutes.Michigan Line Is Uncrossed (part 2) Detroit Free Press November 10, 1901 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6626975/michigan_line_is_uncrossed_ohio_state/ The Detroit Free Press noted that Ohio State's players sought to slow the pace of the game. The paper noted: "On almost every scrimmage some Ohio man would stretch out on the ground and take his full time. This playing for wind was so apparent that the Michigan players finally burlesqued it. The Ohio men could not stand the gaff, and their doctors and trainer ran more yards than both teams put together." After the game, coach Yost commented on Ohio State's tactic: "Their laying down for time took much of the vim out of our team, and rested their tired out players." Ohio Governor George K. Nash attended the game and said afterward: "Football is a great game for young men who are physically fit for such a contest, and I enjoyed the game immensely, although I regretted to see our state team lose, but Michigan is entitled to the victory, and I think she was aware she had a game on her hands."Gov. Nash Saw Michigan Win Detroit Free Press November 10, 1901 8 References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football