1919 Ohio State
6–1 (3–1 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kentucky 49–0Oct 18
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 38–0 | 90% |
| Oct 11 | vs Cincinnati | W 46–0 | 91% |
| Oct 18 | vs Kentucky | W 49–0 | 69% |
| Oct 25 | at Michigan | W 13–3 | 35% |
| Nov 8 | vs Purdue | W 20–0 | 79% |
| Nov 15 | at Wisconsin | W 3–0 | 53% |
| Nov 22 | vs Illinois | L 7–9 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 9–7; 2nd in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1919.
- Record
- 6–1
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 176–12
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1599 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.5 No. 14 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lloyd PixleyOGECP; FM; INS; MM; VH- Gaylord StinchcombQBECP; FM; MM; WE-1
- Chic HarleyRBECP; FM; INS; MDN; MM; VH
- Frank R. WillamanFBECP; WE-2
Second team
- Dean W. TrottOGWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
 Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
 Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.