1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Western Conference, Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–2–1 (1–2 Western, 3–0–1 OAC)
Head coach	John Wilce (1st season)
Home stadium	Ohio Field

1913 Western Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chicago $	7	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Iowa	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Purdue	2	–	1	–	2			4	–	1	–	2
Illinois	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Ohio State	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Indiana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1913 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Oberlin $	5	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	3	–	0	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Denison	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Cincinnati	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Western Reserve	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Case	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Wooster	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	2
Ohio	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Wittenberg	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1913 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Western Conference and the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1913 college football season. Led by first-year head coach, John Wilce, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 and outscored opponents 154–27. Ohio State had a record of 1–2 against Western Conference opponents and 3–0–1 in OAC play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4	Ohio Wesleyan	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 58–0
October 11	Western Reserve	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 14–8
October 18	Oberlin	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	T 0–0
November 1	Indiana	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	L 6–7
November 8	at Wisconsin	Randall Field Madison, WI	L 0–12
November 15	Case	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 18–0
November 22	Northwestern	Ohio Field Columbus, OH	W 58–0

Coaching staff

• John Wilce, head coach, first year