1921 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1921 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record5–2 (4–1 Big Ten, 1–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainCyril E. Myers
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
St. Xavier 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Oberlin 7 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Case 6 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Wooster 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Denison 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Akron 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ohio Northern 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Kenyon 1 – 1 – 4 1 – 1 – 5
Ohio 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Otterbein 1 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Western Reserve 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Hiram 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Ohio Wesleyan 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Mount Union 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Cincinnati 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Heidelberg 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 5–2 record while outscoring opponents 110–14. The 14 points allowed came in Ohio State's only losses. The Buckeyes' 1921 loss to Oberlin remains their last loss to a team from the state of Ohio.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Ohio Wesleyan
W 28–0
October 8Oberlin
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
L 6–7
October 15Minnesota
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–022,000
October 22at Michigan
W 14–040,500
November 53:00 p.m.at Chicago
W 7–030,000[2][3][4]
November 12Purdue
  • Ohio Field
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–0
November 19Illinois
L 0–718,118

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Postgame Notes From Ohio State vs. Akron". Ohio State Buckeyes. September 8, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Holden, Albon (November 5, 1921). "Maroons Meet Buckeyes Today; Both Teams Set". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 11. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Woodruff, Harvey (November 6, 1921). "Ohio's Fake Play Beats Maroons, 7 To 0". The Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 25. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Woodruff, Harvey (November 6, 1921). "Ohio's Fake Play Beats Maroons, 7 To 0 (continued)". The Sunday Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 26. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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