Ohio State Football: 125 years of excellence: Year 1: 1890

YEAR 1: 1890

1890 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-3)

M3: 20        at Ohio Wesleyan         14

N1:    0       Wooster                         64

N14   0       at Denison                     14

N27 10       Kenyon                          18

          30 (average 7.5)                       110 (average 27.5)

Coach: Alexander S. Lilley (coached 2 years.  3-5)

Team Captains: Jesse Jones, Paul Lincoln

Home Field: Recreation Park (bounded by East Kossuth Street on the north, East Whittier Street on the south, Jaeger Street to the west, Ebner Street to the east).  The site is now occupied by a Giant Eagle Superstore.

 The first ever Ohio State football game was played May 3, 1890 on a field south of the present day Ohio Wesleyan football stadium in Delaware.  Back in those games, kicking was heavily emphasized.  The scoring system broke down like this:

Field Goal: 5 points

Touchdown: 4 points

Safety: 2 points

PAT: 2 points