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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  <-- 1894 <- 1895 -> 1896 --> 2024
1895 Season Highlights
 Jack Ryder enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1895 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Buchtel  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Otterbein  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Oberlin  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Denison  4   4   T       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Ohio Wesleyan  8   8   T       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Cincinnati  4   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Kentucky State College  8   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Central Kentucky  0   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Marietta  0   24   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Kenyon  12   10   W       
 
1895 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -2
  Points Scored56
  Scoring Average5.6
  Points Allowed102
  Defense Average10.2
  Opponents Record3-4
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record2-3 -1
1895 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1895 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 7-313658   Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Iowa State 3-48270   Bert German
Virginia 9-2206104   Harry A. Mackey
Michigan 8-126614   William McCauley
Northwestern 6-5192132   Alvin H. Culver
Syracuse 6-2-215446   George O. Redington
Army 5-214132   Harmon S. Graves
Navy 5-215316   Matthew Matt McClung
Texas 5-0960   Frank Crawford
West Virginia 5-16012   Harry McCrory
Wisconsin 5-2-114471   Hiram O. Stickney
Ohio State 4-4-256102   Jack Ryder
Oregon 4-0648   Percy Benson
Stanford 4-0-1348   Walter C. Camp
Virginia Tech 4-26974   Art C. Jones
Washington 4-0-1988   Ralph Nichols
Akron 3-24262   No Coach
California 3-1-14610   Frank S. Butterworth
Cincinnati 3-45852   W. Durant Berry
Louisiana State 3-03616   Albert P. Simmons
Miami Ohio 3-0304   C.K. Fauver
Notre Dame 3-17020   H.G. Hadden
Rutgers 3-486131   H.W. Ambruster
Tulane 3-26628   T.L. Bayne
Boston College 2-4-236106   Joseph Lawless
Buffalo 2-1-35828   No Coach
Mississippi 2-12428   H.L. Fairbanks
Ohio 2-378128   Harvey Deme
Penn State 2-2-36466   George W. Hoskins
South Carolina 2-13420   No Coach
Washington State 2-0368   W.W. Waite
Arkansas 1-0300   John C. Futrall
Massachusetts 1-520120   No Coach
New Mexico State 1-12816   No Coach
North Carolina State 1-2-15082   Bart Gatling
Pittsburgh 1-630136   J.P. Linn
Temple 1-4-13089   Charles M. Williams
Tulsa 1-000   Norman Leard
Wyoming 1-0340   Justus F. Soule
Duke 0-000   No Team
Marshall 0-1-1036   No Coach
Mississippi State 0-2037   W.M. Matthews
Oklahoma 0-1034   John A. Jack Harts
Oregon State 0-2-1680   Paul Downing
San Jose State 0-000   J.E. Addicott
Southern California 0-1-1414   No Coach
Utah 0-1020   Unknown
Wake Forest 0-0-144   Unknown

1895 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1895 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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