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Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game / The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890

 
 
Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game Marker (Side A) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008
1. Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game Marker (Side A)
Inscription.
Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game
In the fall, life for many in Columbus revolves around Ohio State University football, from the first kickoff in September to the last play in November. O.S.U.'s first home game took place at 2:30 P.M. on November 1, 1890. The Ohio State University played the University of Wooster on this site, which was then called Recreation Park. Just east of historic German Village, the park occupied the north side of Schiller (now Whittier) between Ebner and Jaeger in what is now Schumacher Place. The weather was perfect, and the crowd reportedly included a number of women, who cheered loudly. Nonetheless, O.S.U. lost to Wooster 64-0. Wooster, physically fit for the game, showed O.S.U. that training is critical to winning. The tradition of training continues. Today, on football Saturdays in Ohio Stadium on Woody Hayes Drive, the sound of an O.S.U. home game can be heard around the world.

The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890
Alexander S. Lilley, Coach
Fred B. "Jack" Ryder, Coach
Jesse L. Jones, Captain • Paul M. Lincoln, Captain • Hamilton H. Richardson • Herbert L. Johnson • David S. Hegler • Hiram E. Rutan • W. S. Scott • G. C. Schaffer • W. A. Landacre • Joseph H. Large • Frank W. Rane • Richard T.B. Ellis
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• Charles B. Morrey • A. P. Bronson • H. Beatty • H. J. Whitacre • R. O. Keiser • John B. Huggins • Charles W. Foulk • Walter H. Miller • Arthur M. Kennedy • Edward D. Martin
 
Erected 2006 by The Ohio State University, Giant Eagle, Schumacher Place Civic Association, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 92-25.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable EventsSports. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
 
Location. 39° 56.676′ N, 82° 59.376′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus. Marker is on East Whittier Street, on the right when traveling west. In front of the Giant Eagle grocery store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 280 E Whittier Street, Columbus OH 43206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Schmidt's Sausage Haus (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Circa 1872 (about 700 feet away); Circa 1870 (approx. Ό mile away); Gold Star Mothers (approx. Ό mile away); Girl With Yo-Yo, 2020 (approx. Ό mile away); Circa 1864 (approx. Ό mile away);
The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008
2. The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890 Marker
Franklin County Soldiers of the Mexican War (approx. Ό mile away); Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game / The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2008
3. Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game / The Ohio State University First Football Team 1890 Marker
View is looking west.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 14,136 times since then and 91 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week October 19, 2008. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 13, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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