1920 Ohio State
7–1 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio Wesleyan 55–0Oct 2
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 55–0 | 93% |
| Oct 9 | vsOberlin | W 37–0 | 93% |
| Oct 16 | vs Purdue | W 17–0 | 77% |
| Oct 23 | vs Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 60% |
| Oct 30 | atChicago | W 7–6 | 49% |
| Nov 6 | vs Michigan | W 14–7 | 66% |
| Nov 20 | at Illinois | W 7–0 | 40% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs CaliforniaRose Bowl | L 0–28 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to California 28–0 in the Rose Bowl; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 73rd-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 1920.
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
2 consensus All-AmericansIolas Huffman, OG; Gaylord Stinchcomb, RB
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 150–48
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1615 +49 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 18.3 No. 9 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
6 first teamFirst team
Iolas HuffmanOT
Tarzan TaylorOG- Dean W. TrottOGECP-1
- Andy NemecekCECP-2; JW; TL
- Hoge WorkmanQBCSM; ECP-2; JW; TL
- Gaylord StinchcombRB
From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1920 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Indiana | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Michigan | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 0–4 | 2–5 | |
 Minnesota | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.