1913 Ohio Northern football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| sport = football

| year = 1913

| team = Ohio Northern

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–6–1

| head_coach = Carl Peters

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium =

}}

The 1913 Ohio Northern football team represented Ohio Northern University as an independent during the 1913 college football season. Led by Carl Peters in his first and only season as head coach, Ohio Northern compiled a record of 4–6–1.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = D. C. & A. C. Park

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 6–67

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Ohio Northern is Badly Walloped|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=September 28, 1913|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58203415/ohio-northern-is-badly-walloped/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Notre Dame

| site_stadium = Cartier Field

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| score = 0–87

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Football Season Opens Here Today—Notre Dame and Ohio Northern the Curtain Raiser—Local Team is Getting Down to Form Through Hard Work |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-bend-news-times/168115930/ |newspaper=South Bend News-Times |location=South Bend, Indiana |date=October 4, 1913 |page=6 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Notre Dame Squad Wins Initial Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/168116401/ |newspaper=South Bend Tribune |location=South Bend, Indiana |date=October 6, 1913 |page=10 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Denison Big Red|title=Denison}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Granville, OH

| score = 7–16

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Ohio Northern Defeated—Loses 16 to 7 to Denison in Hotly Contest Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/168117018/ |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=October 12, 1913 |page=2C |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = Stoll Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| score = 0–21

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-wildcats-beat-buckey/147651036/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Wildcats beat Buckeye team|date=October 19, 1913|accessdate=May 18, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Transylvania Crimsons|title=Transylvania}}

| site_stadium = League Park

| site_cityst = Lexington, KY

| score = 2–6

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Transylvania 6, Ohio Northern 2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader/168116676/ |newspaper=Lexington Leader |location=Lexington, Kentucky |date=October 21, 1913 |page=3 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Antioch|title=Antioch}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Ada, OH

| score = 46–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Northern Has Revenge—Makes Up for Defeats by Smothering Antioch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/168117649/ |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=October 26, 1913 |page=12D |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Ohio Northern 46, Antioch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/168117523/ |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |location=Cincinnati, OH |date=October 26, 1913 |page=20 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Otterbein Cardinals|title=Otterbein}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Ada, OH

| score = 19–7

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Ohio Northern Wins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-leader/168117788/ |newspaper=The Cleveland Leader |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 2, 1913 |page=4S |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Marietta, OH

| score = 13–14

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Marietta Is Victor—Defeats Northern by Single Point in Good Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/168117971/ |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 9, 1913 |page=3C |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Mount Union Purple|title=Mount Union}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Alliance, OH

| score = 0–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Mount Is Stopped By Ohio Northern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/168118104/ |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 16, 1913 |page=2C |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1913|team=Heidelberg|title=Heidelberg}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Ada, OH

| score = 32–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Ohio Northern Has Heidelberg Helpless |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cleveland-leader/168118247/ |newspaper=The Cleveland Leader |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=November 23, 1913 |page=4W |access-date=March 16, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Detroit

| site_stadium = Mack Field

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| score = 7–0

| source = {{cite news|title=University Bows to Ohio Northern|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=K. W. Hall|date=November 28, 1913|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20297324/university_bows_to_ohio_northern/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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