1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
      
The 1931 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1931 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by 120, 194–74. Head coach Sam Willaman improved to 2–1 against Michigan.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | 
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| October 3 | Cincinnati* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 67–6 | 15,699 | 
| October 10 | Vanderbilt* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 21–26 | 24,920 | 
| October 17 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) | W 20–7 | 58,026 | 
| October 24 | Northwestern | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0–10 | 41,455 | 
| October 31 | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 13–6 | 20,000 | 
| November 7 | Navy* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 20–0 | 60,640 | 
| November 14 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 6–0 | 35,000 | 
| November 21 | Illinois | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | W 40–0 | 20,642 | 
| November 28 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 7–19 | 25,000 | 
| *Non-conference game. | 
Coaching staff
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