1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten champion

Rose Bowl, L 0–28 vs. California

Conference| Big Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record| 7–1 (5–0 Big Ten, 2–0 OAC)
Head coach|

* John Wilce (8th season)

Home stadium| Ohio Field

Seasons

<- 1919

1921 ->

1920 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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

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1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

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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

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 2| Ohio Wesleyan|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 55–0| |
October 9| Oberlin|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 37–0| |
October 16| Purdue|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 17–0| |
October 23| Wisconsin|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH

| W 13–7| |
October 30| at Chicago|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| W 7–6| | [1]
November 6| Michigan|

* Ohio Field
* Columbus, OH (rivalry)

| W 14–7| > 20,000| [2][3]
November 20| at Illinois|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 19,921|
January 1, 1921| vs. California*|

* Tournament Park
* Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)

| L 0–28| 42,000| [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.17-18&rft.date=1920-11-07&rft_id=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35428057/state_beats_michigan_by_147_score/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1920+Ohio+State+Buckeyes+football+team" class="Z3988">
4. ^ "Bears Heave Buckeyes To Resounding Defeat". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2021. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.

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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

Seasons|

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Big Ten Conference football champions

Western Conference|

* Wisconsin (1896)
* Wisconsin (1897)
* Michigan (1898)
* Chicago (1899)
* Iowa & Minnesota (1900)
* Michigan & Wisconsin (1901)
* Michigan (1902)
* Michigan, Minnesota, & Northwestern (1903)
* Michigan & Minnesota (1904)
* Chicago (1905)
* Michigan, Minnesota, & Wisconsin (1906)
* Chicago (1907)
* Chicago (1908)
* Minnesota (1909)
* Illinois & Minnesota (1910)
* Minnesota (1911)
* Wisconsin (1912)
* Chicago (1913)
* Illinois (1914)
* Illinois & Minnesota (1915)
* Ohio State (1916)

Big Ten|

* Ohio State (1917)
* Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue (1918)
* Illinois (1919)
* Ohio State (1920)
* Iowa (1921)
* Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan (1922)
* Illinois & Michigan (1923)
* Chicago (1924)
* Michigan (1925)
* Michigan & Northwestern (1926)
* Illinois & Minnesota (1927)
* Illinois (1928)
* Purdue (1929)
* Michigan & Northwestern (1930)
* Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931)
* Michigan & Purdue (1932)
* Michigan & Minnesota (1933)
* Minnesota (1934)
* Minnesota & Ohio State (1935)
* Northwestern (1936)
* Minnesota (1937)
* Minnesota (1938)
* Ohio State (1939)
* Minnesota (1940)
* Minnesota (1941)
* Ohio State (1942)
* Michigan & Purdue (1943)
* Ohio State (1944)
* Indiana (1945)

Big Nine|

* Illinois (1946)
* Michigan (1947)
* Michigan (1948)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1949)

Big Ten|

* Michigan (1950)
* Illinois (1951)
* Purdue & Wisconsin (1952)
* Illinois & Michigan State (1953)
* Ohio State (1954)
* Ohio State (1955)
* Iowa (1956)
* Ohio State (1957)
* Iowa (1958)
* Wisconsin (1959)
* Minnesota & Iowa (1960)
* Ohio State (1961)
* Wisconsin (1962)
* Illinois (1963)
* Michigan (1964)
* Michigan State (1965)
* Michigan State (1966)
* Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue (1967)
* Ohio State (1968)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1969)
* Ohio State (1970)
* Michigan (1971)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1972)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1973)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1974)
* Ohio State (1975)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1976)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1977)
* Michigan & Michigan State (1978)
* Ohio State (1979)
* Michigan (1980)
* Iowa & Ohio State (1981)
* Michigan (1982)
* Illinois (1983)
* Ohio State (1984)
* Iowa (1985)
* Michigan & Ohio State (1986)
* Michigan State (1987)
* Michigan (1988)
* Michigan (1989)
* Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State (1990)
* Michigan (1991)
* Michigan (1992)
* Ohio State & Wisconsin (1993)
* Penn State (1994)
* Northwestern (1995)
* Ohio State & Northwestern (1996)
* Michigan (1997)
* Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin (1998)
* Wisconsin (1999)
* Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue (2000)
* Illinois (2001)
* Ohio State & Iowa (2002)
* Michigan (2003)
* Iowa & Michigan (2004)
* Ohio State & Penn State (2005)
* Ohio State (2006)
* Ohio State (2007)
* Ohio State & Penn State (2008)
* Ohio State (2009)
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* Wisconsin (2011)
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* Ohio State (2014)
* Michigan State (2015)
* Penn State (2016)
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* Michigan (2021)
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* Oregon (2024)

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