1899 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1899 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State
Buckeyes
in the 1899 college football season. They played all their home games at Ohio Field
and were coached by John B. Eckstorm
. They were the first Buckeyes football team to go undefeated, finishing 9-0-1.
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
in the 1899 college football season. They played all their home games at Ohio Field
Ohio Field
Ohio Field, home to the football team at The Ohio State University before Ohio Stadium, was built in 1898 and dedicated ten years later. Seating capacity was approximately 5,000 until 1907, when a grandstand and bleachers were added. Another renovation in 1910 saw a second grandstand added, with...
and were coached by John B. Eckstorm
John B. Eckstorm
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. They were the first Buckeyes football team to go undefeated, finishing 9-0-1.
Schedule
| Opponent | Result | Otterbein | W | 30 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg | W | 28 | 0 | ||
| Case | T | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ohio University | W | 41 | 0 | ||
| Oberlin | W | 6 | 0 | ||
| Western Reserve | W | 6 | 0 | ||
| Marietta | W | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ohio Medical | W | 14 | 0 | ||
| Muskingum | W | 34 | 0 | ||
| Kenyon | W | 5 | 0 | ||