Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: John Cooper Conference: Big 10-
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1998 Season Highlights |
John Cooper enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |
The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship. |
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1998 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | @
West Virginia
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34 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | vs.
Toledo
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49 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Missouri
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35 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Penn State
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28 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | @
Illinois
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41 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Minnesota
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45 |
15 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | @
Northwestern
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36 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | @
Indiana
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38 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Michigan State
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24 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Iowa
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45 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 21 | vs.
Michigan
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31 |
16 |
W |
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| Fri., Jan. 1 |
Texas A&M
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24 |
14 |
W |
@ New Orleans, LA |
Sugar Bowl |
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1998 Season Totals |
Record | 11-1
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Points Scored | 430 |
Scoring Average | 35.8 |
Points Allowed | 144 |
Defense Average | 12.0 |
Opponents Record | 77-66
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Conference Record | 7-1 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 5-0
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1998 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
2 | 11-1-0 |
AP |
2 | 11-1-0 |
Coaches |
2 | 11-1-0 |
USA Today/ESPN |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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