1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

1920 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion

Despite being in the Western Conference (Big Ten) together since 1913, this season had the first matchup between Ohio State and Chicago.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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
November 6	Michigan	Ohio Field Columbus, OH (rivalry)	W 14–7	> 20,000
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
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, eighth year