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-
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
Record 6-6
Points Scored 285
Scoring Average 23.8
Points Allowed 287
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 85-57
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 5-3
Away Record 1-3
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
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.