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    1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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    1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football
    Big Ten champion
    Rose Bowl, L 0–28 vs. California
    ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
    Record7–1 (5–0 Big Ten, 2–0 OAC)
    Head coach
    • John Wilce (8th season)
    Home stadiumOhio Field
    Seasons
    ← 1919
    1921 →
    1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
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    		 Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Ohio State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
    Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Michigan 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    Minnesota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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    		 Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Wooster $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
    Wittenberg 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
    Ohio State 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Denison 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
    Oberlin 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Heidelberg 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Cincinnati 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Miami (OH) 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    Mount Union 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Ohio Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    Ohio Northern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Akron 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Case 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
    Ohio 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    Kenyon 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    Western Reserve 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    Hiram 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1920 college football season. They outscored opponents 150–20 in the regular season and beat Michigan, 14–7. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record, including the 1921 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 28–0 to California.

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 2Ohio Wesleyan
    • Ohio Field
    • Columbus, OH
    		W 55–0
    October 9Oberlin
    • Ohio Field
    • Columbus, OH
    		W 37–0
    October 16Purdue
    • Ohio Field
    • Columbus, OH
    		W 17–0
    October 23Wisconsin
    • Ohio Field
    • Columbus, OH
    		W 13–7
    October 30at Chicago
    • Stagg Field
    • Chicago, IL
    		W 7–6[1]
    November 6Michigan
    • Ohio Field
    • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
    		W 14–7> 20,000[2][3]
    November 20at Illinois
    • Illinois Field
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		W 7–019,921
    January 1, 1921vs. California*
    • Tournament Park
    • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
    		L 0–2842,000[4]
    • *Non-conference game

    Coaching staff

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    • John Wilce, head coach, eighth year

    References

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    1. ^ Albon Holden (October 31, 1920). "Missed Kick for Goal Beats aroons". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "Brilliance Of Her Play Enables Ohio State To Thrust Back The Wolverines". Detroit Free Press. November 7, 1920. pp. 25, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "State Beats Michigan By 14-7 Score". Akron Sunday Times. November 7, 1920. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Bears Heave Buckeyes To Resounding Defeat". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2021. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.


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