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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: John W. Wilce
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 John W. Wilce enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Case  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Illinois  3   3   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Wisconsin  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Indiana  10   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Oberlin  25   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Northwestern  34   0   W       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record5-1 -1
  Points Scored105
  Scoring Average15.0
  Points Allowed39
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record14-11
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record1-1
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-0-119135   Henry Doc Williams
Illinois 5-0-218325   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 3-3-18543   Clarence C. Childs
Ohio State 5-1-110539 2-1-14733  John W. Wilce
Wisconsin 4-323554   William J. Bill Juneau
Iowa 3-492150   Jesse B. Hawley
Purdue 3-3-16262   Andrew L. Andy Smith
Northwestern 2-569112   Fred J. Murphy

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.