1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Sam Willaman (3rd season)

Captain| Stu Holcomb
Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Seasons

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1932 →

1931 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 10 Purdue \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 9  | – | 1  | – | 0
Michigan \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 1
No. 4 Northwestern \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 1  | – | 1
Ohio State | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 3  | – | 0
Minnesota | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Wisconsin | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 1
Indiana | 1  | – | 4  | – | 1 |  |  | 2  | – | 5  | – | 1
Chicago | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 1
Iowa | 0  | – | 3  | – | 1 |  |  | 1  | – | 6  | – | 1
Illinois | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 6  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. In their third year under head coach Sam Willaman, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 3| Cincinnati*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 67–6| 15,699| [2]
October 10| Vanderbilt*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 21–26| 24,920| [3]
October 17| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| W 20–7| 58,026| [4]
October 24| Northwestern|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–10| 41,455| [5]
October 31| at Indiana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| W 13–6| 20,000| [6]
November 7| Navy*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| W 20–0| 60,640| [7]
November 14| at Wisconsin|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 6–0| 35,000| [8]
November 21| Illinois|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)

| W 40–0| 20,642| [9]
November 28| at Minnesota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 7–19| 25,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1931 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. ^ "Ohio State looms well in defeating Bearcats, 67–6". The Mansfield News. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Vanderbilt's first half beats Ohio State, 26–21". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Ohio State brilliant in beating Michigan". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "40,000 see Wildcats stop Ohio State, 10 to 0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Ohio State beats Indiana, 13 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Midshipmen are scuttled, 20 to 0, on Ohio State shoals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Blocked punt gives Buckeyes winning margin over Badgers". The La Crosse Tribune. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Zuppke's team is routed by Ohio, 40 to 0". The Richmond Item. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Gophers turn back Buckeyes". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues|

* Recreation Park (1890–1897)
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* Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

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