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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Jack Ryder
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1893 <- 1894 -> 1895 --> 2024
1894 Season Highlights
 Jack Ryder enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1894 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Buchtel  6   12   L       
 Mon., Sep. 17  vs. Wittenberg  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Antioch  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Wittenberg  6   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Columbus Barracks  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Western Reserve  4   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Marietta  10   4   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Case  0   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Cincinnati  6   4   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. 17th Regiment  46   4   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Kenyon  20   4   W       
 
1894 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored160
  Scoring Average14.5
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average10.4
  Opponents Record3-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record2-2
1894 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1894 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 5-118024   Bert German
Minnesota 3-1748   Tom Cochrane
New Mexico 1-1-1268   W.A. Zimmer
Michigan 9-1-124484   William McCauley
Virginia 8-241430   John P. Johnny Poe
Vanderbilt 7-124620   Henry Thornton
Mississippi 6-112048   C.D. Clark
North Carolina 6-317871   Vernon K. Irvine
Ohio State 6-5160114   Jack Ryder
Penn State 6-0-117918   George W. Hoskins
Stanford 6-310052   Walter C. Camp
Syracuse 6-5188157   George H. Bond
Texas 6-119128   R.D. Wentworth
Kentucky 5-2218121   W.P. Finney
Wisconsin 5-215226   Hiram O. Stickney
Maryland 4-310676   J.G. Bannon
Navy 4-1-27230   William C. Bill Wurtenburg
Northwestern 4-572228   A.A. Ewing
Temple 4-17032   Charles M. Williams
Virginia Tech 4-111210   Joseph A. Massie
Alabama 3-16016   Eli Abbott
Army 3-29522   Harmon S. Graves
Cincinnati 3-36444   W. Durant Berry
Massachusetts 3-34270   No Coach
Notre Dame 3-1-18031   James L. Morison
Wyoming 3-0466   Fred Hess & Justus F. Soule
Arkansas 2-18054   John C. Futrall
Louisiana State 2-16226   Albert P. Simmons
New Mexico State 2-0114   Alfred Holt
Oregon State 2-15228   Guy Kennedy
West Virginia 2-22852   F. William John Rane
Akron 1-0126   John W. Heisman
Auburn 1-310648   F.M. Hall
Boston College 1-620110   William Nagle
Miami Ohio 1-22434   No Coach
Oregon 1-2-14430   Cal Young/J.A. Church
Pittsburgh 1-1644   No Coach
Southern California 1-0120   No Coach
Texas A&M 1-11444   F.D. Perkins
Utah 1-21840   Unknown
Washington 1-1-16038   C. Papa Cobb
Washington State 1-11018   William Goodyear
Buffalo 0-1-1612   No Coach
California 0-1-21218   Charles O. Gill
Duke 0-1028   No Coach
Georgia Tech 0-30136   Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State 0-2060   Bart Gatling
Ohio 0-108   No Coach
South Carolina 0-2456   No Coach
Tulane 0-41450   Fred Sweet

1894 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1894 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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