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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ West Virginia  34   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Toledo  49   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Missouri  35   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Penn State  28   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Illinois  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Minnesota  45   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Northwestern  36   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Indiana  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Michigan State  24   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Iowa  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Michigan  31   16   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Texas A&M  24   14   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored430
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed144
  Defense Average12.0
  Opponents Record77-66
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6229249 2-6157214  Glen Mason
Indiana 4-7245305 2-6125230  Cam Cameron
Illinois 3-8149326 2-679251  Ron Turner
Ohio State 11-1430144Won  24-147-128899  John Cooper
Wisconsin 11-1382143Won  38-317-122191  Barry Alvarez
Michigan 10-3359235Won  45-317-115993  Lloyd Carr
Purdue 9-4444276Won  37-346-2304158  Joe Tiller
Penn State 9-3317183Won  26-145-3189147  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 6-6336294 4-4223193  Nick Saban
Iowa 3-8172287 2-6114225  Hayden Fry
Northwestern 3-9214337 0-893251  Gary Barnett

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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