1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Auburn
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 24
1989 record 8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (2nd season)
MVP Derek Isaman
Captain
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 86,071)
1989 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 10 Illinois 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 24 Ohio State 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Wisconsin 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Northwestern 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–14, to the Auburn Tigers.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 37–13   88,670
September 23 3:30 p.m. at No. 12 USC* No. 25 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC L 3–42   69,876
September 30 1:30 p.m. Boston College* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 34–29   88,936
October 7 3:30 p.m. at No. 18 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) ABC L 14–34   69,088
October 14 1:30 p.m. Indiana Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 35–31   89,750
October 21 1:30 p.m. Purdue Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 21–3   89,091
October 28 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis ABC W 41–37   33,945
November 4 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 52–27   28,236
November 11 12:30 p.m. Iowa Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 28–0   89,536
November 18 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 22 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 42–22   89,626
November 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan No. 20 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan (The Game) ABC L 18–28   106,137
January 1, 1990 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Auburn* No. 21 Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida (Hall of Fame Bowl) NBC L 14–31   52,235
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper – Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
  • Jim Colletto – Offensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Ron Hudson – Quarterbacks (2nd year)
  • Gene Huey – Offensive Wide Receivers (2nd year)
  • Bob Palcic – Offensive Line (4th year)
  • Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (8th year)
  • Bobby Turner – Running Backs (1st year)
  • Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Ron Zook – Defensive Backs (2nd year)

Season summary

Minnesota

1 234Total
• Ohio State 0 81023 41
Minnesota 17 1406 37
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Metrodome • Minneapolis

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Northwestern

1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 21717 52
Northwestern 7 0614 27
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Dyche Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 28,238
  • Game weather: Overcast; 45°F; wind 17 S
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • TV announcers (WOSU-TV): Jack Kramer and Paul Warfield
  • Dante Lee 24 Rush, 157 Yds
  • Scottie Graham 17 Rush, 102 Yds
  • Carlos Snow 17 Rush, 100 Yds

Ohio State versus Northwestern on YouTube

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Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 1036 22
• Ohio St 7 21140 42
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 89,626
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 28°F; wind 14–16 SW
  • Referee: Jim Kemmerling
  • Graham 23 Rush, 152 Yds

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1990 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Jeff Davidson5111GuardDenver Broncos
Joe Staysniak7185GuardSan Diego Chargers
Tim Moxley9243GuardWashington Redskins

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2009/10/flashback-ohio-state-vs-minnesota-1989.html
  2. ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2017-Oct-10.
  3. ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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