1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1890 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the first football
team fielded by Ohio State University
. They won their first game against Ohio Wesleyan
on May 3, but lost the final three games, including a 64-0 home defeat to Wooster. The team was coached by Alexander S. Lilley
and played their home games at Recreation Park
. The captains of the 1890 team were Paul Lincoln and Jesse Jones.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team fielded by Ohio State University
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...
. They won their first game against Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
on May 3, but lost the final three games, including a 64-0 home defeat to Wooster. The team was coached by Alexander S. Lilley
Alexander S. Lilley
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and played their home games at Recreation Park
Recreation Park (Columbus)
Recreation Park is a former baseball ground located in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The ground was home to the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association for the 1883 and 1884 seasons as well as the Columbus Solons from 1889 to 1891....
. The captains of the 1890 team were Paul Lincoln and Jesse Jones.