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-
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
Record 11-1
Points Scored 430
Scoring Average 35.8
Points Allowed 144
Defense Average 12.0
Opponents Record 77-66
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 5-0
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 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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.