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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  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Oklahoma State  37   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Southern California  3   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Boston College  34   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Illinois  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Indiana  35   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Purdue  21   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Minnesota  41   37   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Northwestern  52   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Iowa  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Wisconsin  42   22   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Michigan  18   28   L       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Auburn  14   31   L    @ Tampa, FL   Outback Bowl
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored339
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed297
  Defense Average24.8
  Opponents Record66-69
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 8-4-0 AP
24 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1989 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2332182Won  31-217-1239108  John Mackovic
Minnesota 6-5263283 4-4199201  John Gutekunst
Indiana 5-6289262 3-5219226  Bill Mallory
Michigan 10-2335184Lost  10-178-024199  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 8-4356163Won  33-136-2241103  George J. Perles
Ohio State 8-4339297Lost  14-316-2251182  John Cooper
Iowa 5-6197278 3-5130191  Hayden Fry
Purdue 3-8172281 2-6129193  Fred Akers
Wisconsin 2-9172341 1-7132260  Don Morton
Northwestern 0-11241497 0-8152370  Francis Peay

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.