1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Jesse Lee Jones (spring)
  • Paul Lincoln (fall)
Home stadiumRecreation Park
1890 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Nebraska    2 0 0
Washington University    2 0 0
Minnesota    5 1 1
Michigan    4 1 0
Northwestern    4 1 1
Missouri    2 1 0
Cincinnati    2 1 1
Lake Forest    5 3 0
Baker    1 1 0
Iowa    1 1 0
Illinois    1 2 0
Kansas    1 2 0
Ohio Wesleyan    1 3 0
Wisconsin    1 3 0
Ohio State    1 4 0
Doane    0 1 0
Washburn    0 1 0
Western Reserve    0 3 0

The 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the first football team fielded by the Ohio State University. It was two distinct teams: one that played a game that spring, and another that played that fall, with a new coach, a new captain, and a significant turnover of team members.