Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: Charles A. Hickey Conference: Independent-
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1896 Season Highlights |
Charles A. Hickey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |
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1896 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Oct. 3 | vs. Ohio Medical
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24 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | @
Cincinnati
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6 |
8 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @ Otterbein
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12 |
0 |
W |
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| Fri., Oct. 23 | @ Oberlin
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0 |
16 |
L |
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| Fri., Oct. 30 | vs. Case
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30 |
10 |
W |
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| Thu., Nov. 5 | vs. Ohio Wesleyan
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4 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | vs. Columbus Barracks
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10 |
2 |
W |
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| Wed., Nov. 11 | vs. Ohio Medical
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0 |
0 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs. Wittenberg
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6 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 21 | vs. Ohio Medical
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12 |
0 |
W |
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| Thu., Nov. 26 | vs. Kenyon
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18 |
34 |
L |
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1896 Season Totals |
Record | 5-5
-1
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Points Scored | 122 |
Scoring Average | 11.1 |
Points Allowed | 104 |
Defense Average | 9.5 |
Opponents Record | 5-2
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 4-3
-1
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Away Record | 1-2
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1896 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1896 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1896 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.