1915 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1915 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference| Western Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record| 5–1–1 (2–1–1 Western, 3–0 OAC)
Head coach|

* John Wilce (3rd season)

Home stadium| Ohio Field

Seasons

<- 1914

1916 ->

1915 Western Conference football standings

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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

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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

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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October 2| Ohio Wesleyan|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 19–6|
October 9| Case|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 14–0|
October 16| Illinois|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH (rivalry)

| T 3–3| 6,634
October 23| at Wisconsin|

* Randall Field
* Madison, WI

| L 0–21|
November 6| Indiana|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 10–9|
November 13| Oberlin|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 25–0|
November 20| at Northwestern|

* Northwestern Field
* Evanston, IL

| W 34–0|

## Coaching staff

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* John Wilce, head coach, third year

## 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.

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Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues|

* Recreation Park (1890–1897)
* Ohio Field (1898–1921)
* Ohio Stadium (1922–present)
* Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Illinois: Battle for Illibuck
* Michigan (The Ten Year War)
* Penn State

Culture & lore|

* History
* Block O
* Brutus Buckeye
* "Across the Field"
* "Buckeye Battle Cry"
* "Carmen Ohio"
* "Hang On Sloopy"
* Marching band
* Neutron Man
* The Ten Year War
* Snow Bowl (1950)
* 1969 Michigan game
* 1973 Michigan game
* The Kick
* Holy Buckeye
* 2005 Texas game
* 2006 Michigan game
* 2016 Penn State game

Media|

* WBNS-TV
* WBNS
* WBNS-FM
* Ohio State Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* All-Century Team
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders
* Retired numbers

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