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-
1988 Season Highlights
John Cooper enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Syracuse
26
9
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Pittsburgh
10
42
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Louisiana State
36
33
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Illinois
12
31
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Indiana
7
41
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Purdue
26
31
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Minnesota
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Michigan State
10
20
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Wisconsin
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Iowa
24
24
T
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Michigan
31
34
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 229
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 283
Defense Average 25.7
Opponents Record 66-54
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-3
-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.