That year the team played three games with Ohio State University, losing all three.
Ohio Wesleyan's first varsity men's basketball team played its games in the facility the same year.
During the same year, Ohio Wesleyan's official mascot became a grumpy-looking bishop dressed in a red robe.
Ohio Wesleyan's colors, crimson red and black, date back to 1875, the year when the university organized its first official football game.
Ohio Wesleyan's lacrosse team has a historic rivalry with Denison University.