1915 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1915 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Western Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach, John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 and outscored opponents 105–39.[1] Ohio State had a record of 2–1–1 against Western Conference opponents and 3–0 in OAC play.

1915 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceWestern Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–1–1 (2–1–1 Western, 3–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 0 1 6 0 1
Illinois + 3 0 2 5 0 2
Chicago 4 2 0 5 2 0
Ohio State 2 1 1 5 1 1
Purdue 2 2 0 3 3 1
Wisconsin 2 3 0 4 3 0
Iowa 1 2 0 3 4 0
Indiana 1 3 0 3 3 1
Northwestern 0 5 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1915 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 6 1 0 7 2 0
Miami (OH) 5 1 0 6 2 0
Denison 5 2 0 6 2 0
Ohio 2 1 0 8 1 0
Wooster 3 1 2 3 3 2
Case 4 2 1 5 5 1
Oberlin 3 3 0 4 4 0
Cincinnati 3 4 0 5 4 0
Ohio Wesleyan 3 3 0 4 5 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 3 6 0
Akron 1 6 0 1 7 1
Wittenberg 0 4 1 3 5 1
Mount Union 0 5 0 3 7 0
Baldwin–Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio State * 3 0 0 5 1 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2Ohio WesleyanW 19–6
October 9Case
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 14–0
October 16Illinois
T 3–36,634
October 23at WisconsinL 0–21
November 6Indiana
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 10–9
November 13Oberlin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 25–0
November 20at NorthwesternW 34–0

Coaching staff

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References

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  1. ^ Rea, Mark (September 8, 2009). The Die-Hard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-59698-122-5.