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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: John Cooper
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sun., Aug. 29  vs. Miami  12   23   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. UCLA  42   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Ohio  40   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Cincinnati  34   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Wisconsin  17   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Purdue  25   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Penn State  10   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Minnesota  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Iowa  41   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Michigan State  7   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Illinois  20   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Michigan  17   24   L       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record6-6
  Points Scored285
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed287
  Defense Average23.9
  Opponents Record85-57
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record5-3
  Away Record1-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-4368196Lost  20-245-3225158  Glen Mason
Illinois 8-4388275Won  63-214-4205205  Ron Turner
Indiana 4-7291386 3-5205291  Cam Cameron
Wisconsin 10-2409154Won  17-97-1281108  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-2361247Won  35-346-2245175  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 10-2378245Won  37-346-2240171  Nick Saban
Penn State 10-3417234Won  24-05-3235163  Joe Paterno
Purdue 7-5384305Lost  25-284-4226225  Joe Tiller
Ohio State 6-6285287 3-5157208  John Cooper
Northwestern 3-8141301 1-7106254  Randy Walker
Iowa 1-10162347 0-8121288  Kirk Ferentz

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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