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1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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American college football season
August 2023
January 2026
1919 Ohio State Buckeyes football Big Ten Conference Big Ten Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 6–1 3–1 2–0 John Wilce 7th Ohio Field
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.https://www.winsipedia.com/games/purdue/vs/ohio-state Ohio State vs. Purdue Full Games List Winsipedia 20 October 2025
Schedule
October 4 w 1919 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Field Columbus, OH 38–0 October 11 w Cincinnati Ohio Field Columbus, OH 46–0 October 18 w y Kentucky Ohio Field Columbus, OH 49–0 October 25 w y Michigan Ferry Field Ann Arbor, MI rivalry 13–3 30,000 Ohio State Beats Michigan and Now Is Favorite for the Conference Title Detroit Free Press Harry Bullion October 26, 1919 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35421233/ohio_state_beats_michigan_and_now_is/ Newspapers.com November 8 w Purdue Ohio Field Columbus, OH 20–0 November 15 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 3–0 November 22 l Illinois Ohio Field Columbus, OH rivalry 7–9 14,925 Illinois Wins Big Ten Championship: Sternaman Runs 50 Yards for Touchdown The Champaign Daily News November 23, 1919 5, 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98795928/illinois-wins-big-ten-championship/ Newspapers.com
Coaching staff
John Wilce, head coach, seventh year
References
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