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The club was founded in 1881 as Watford Rovers. It later changed the name to West Hertfordshire in 1893 and finally to just Watford in 1898. In 1920, they did the first season as a member of the Football League and started in the newly established third division.
They joined the Football League Third Division in the 1920–21 season, and following its subsequent reorganisation became founder members of the Third Division South in 1921. Watford competed in the Third Division South for the next 37 years, with little success.
Jan 10, 2024 · Five-star 2025 cornerback Dorian Brew will commit on Jan. 24 and top-four 2025 edge prospect Ari Watford puts Ohio State in his top six.
Watford started the 1982–83 season with four league wins from the opening five fixtures; in the space of seven years, the club had climbed from bottom place in the lowest division of The Football League to top position in the highest division.
- Early History
- Woody Hayes Era
- Earle Bruce Era
- John Cooper Era
- Jim Tressel Era
- Luke Fickell Era
- Urban Meyer Era
- Ryan Day Era
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On November 28, 2011, Ohio State announced that Urban Meyer was hired as head coach. Despite the program being on probation for NCAA violations and prohibited from appearing in a bowl for the 2012 season, the Buckeyes overcame a rash of injuries on defense in a season reminiscent of 2002 and completed a perfect 12–0 season with a victory over Michi...
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7 hours ago · Fornelli has Ohio State winning the league at 12-0, Oregon next at 11-1 (with a loss to OSU), Michigan at 10-2 and Penn State at 10-2. Notre Dame doesn't play a Big 12 team in the regular season ...
