1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Liberty Bowl, L 11–23 vs. Air Force
Conference Big Ten Conference
1990 record 7–4–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (3rd season)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 86,071)
1990 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Michigan + 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 16 Michigan State + 6 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
No. 25 Illinois + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 18 Iowa + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Ohio State 5 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Minnesota 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –1  6 –5 –1
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Purdue 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Wisconsin 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1990 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, where they lost, 23–11, to the Air Force Falcons.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 3:30 p.m. Texas Tech* No. 18 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC W 17–10   88,707[1]
September 15 12:00 p.m. at Boston College* No. 17 Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts JPS W 31–10   32,432[1]
September 29 3:30 p.m. No. 18 USC* No. 15 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC L 26–35   89,422[1]
October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Illinois No. 20 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) ABC L 20–31   89,404[1]
October 13 12:30 p.m. at No. 22 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana ESPN T 27–27   52,080[1]
October 20 2:00 p.m. at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana W 42–2   57,031[1]
October 27 1:30 p.m. Minnesota Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 52–23   89,688[1]
November 3 1:30 p.m. Northwestern Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 48–7   89,177[1]
November 10 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa ABC W 27–26   70,033[1]
November 17 2:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 21 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 35–10   41,403[1]
November 24 12:00 p.m. No. 15 Michigan No. 19 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) ABC L 13–16   90,054[1]
December 27 7:00 p.m. vs. Air Force* No. 24 Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl) ESPN L 11–23   39,262[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper – Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator (7th year)
  • Jim Colletto – Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
  • Ron Hudson – Quarterbacks (3rd year)
  • Gene Huey – Offensive Wide Receivers (3rd year)
  • Bob Palcic – Offensive Line (5th year)
  • Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (9th year)
  • Bobby Turner – Running Backs (2nd year)
  • Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
  • Ron Zook – Defensive Backs (3rd year)

Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 370 10
• Ohio St 0 0107 17

[2]

1991 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Vinnie Clark119Defensive backGreen Bay Packers
Jeff Graham246Wide receiverPittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Olive11300Wide receiverKansas City Chiefs

[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sept 9.
  3. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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