1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceWestern Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record4–2–1 (1–2 Western, 3–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
1913 Western Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 0 0 7 0 0
Iowa 2 1 0 5 2 0
Minnesota 2 1 0 5 2 0
Purdue 2 1 2 4 1 2
Illinois 2 2 1 4 2 1
Wisconsin 1 2 1 3 3 1
1 2 0 4 2 1
Indiana 2 4 0 3 4 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1913 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oberlin $ 5 0 1 6 1 1
3 0 1 4 2 1
Denison 4 1 0 5 2 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 0 6 2 0
Cincinnati 4 2 1 5 3 1
Western Reserve 3 2 1 4 4 1
Case 3 3 0 4 5 0
Kenyon 1 3 1 5 3 1
Wooster 1 3 1 2 3 2
Ohio 1 3 0 2 5 1
Ohio Wesleyan 1 6 0 2 7 0
Wittenberg 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Western Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1913 college football season. Led by first-year head coach, John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 and outscored opponents 154–27. Ohio State had a record of 1–2 against Western Conference opponents and 3–0–1 in OAC play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Ohio WesleyanW 58–03,500[2]
October 11Western Reserve
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 14–8
October 18Oberlin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
T 0–0
November 1Indiana
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
L 6–7
November 8at WisconsinL 0–12
November 15Case
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 18–0[3]
November 22Northwestern
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 58–0[4]

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Conference Football Season has Formal Opening Saturday". The Minneapolis Journal. September 14, 1913. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio Wesleyan Swamped By State, Which Piles Biggest Score In History". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland, Ohio. October 5, 1913. p. 2, sport section. Retrieved March 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Saturday's Games". The Evening times. November 17, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Football Results". Topeka, Kansas: The Topeka state journal. November 24, 1913. p. 3. Retrieved November 21, 2024 – via Chronicling America.