1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainStu Holcomb
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
Michigan + 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
Ohio State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Minnesota 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Indiana 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
Chicago 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Iowa 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
Illinois 0 –6 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. In their third year under head coach Sam Willaman, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Cincinnati*
W 67–615,699[2]
October 10Vanderbilt*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 21–2624,920[3]
October 17at Michigan
W 20–758,026[4]
October 24Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1041,455[5]
October 31at Indiana
W 13–620,000[6]
November 7Navy*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 20–060,640[7]
November 14at Wisconsin
W 6–035,000[8]
November 21Illinois
W 40–020,642[9]
November 28at Minnesota
L 7–1925,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1931 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ohio State looms well in defeating Bearcats, 67–6". The Mansfield News. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt's first half beats Ohio State, 26–21". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ohio State brilliant in beating Michigan". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "40,000 see Wildcats stop Ohio State, 10 to 0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ohio State beats Indiana, 13 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Midshipmen are scuttled, 20 to 0, on Ohio State shoals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blocked punt gives Buckeyes winning margin over Badgers". The La Crosse Tribune. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Zuppke's team is routed by Ohio, 40 to 0". The Richmond Item. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Gophers turn back Buckeyes". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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