Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
8:00 p.m. |
at No. 11 West Virginia* |
No. 1 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
CBS |
W 34–17 |
68,409[3] |
September 12 |
12:30 p.m. |
Toledo* |
No. 1 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ESPN |
W 49–0 |
93,149[3] |
September 19 |
3:30 p.m. |
No. 21 Missouri* |
No. 1 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
W 35–14 |
93,269[3] |
October 3 |
12:00 p.m. |
No. 7 Penn State |
No. 1 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
W 28–9 |
93,479[3] |
October 10 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Illinois |
No. 1 |
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
ESPN+ |
W 41–0 |
46,390[3] |
October 17 |
12:00 p.m. |
Minnesota |
No. 1 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ESPN+ |
W 45–15 |
93,138[3] |
October 24 |
12:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern |
No. 1 |
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
ESPN2 |
W 36–10 |
47,130[3] |
October 31 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Indiana |
No. 1 |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
ABC |
W 38–7 |
52,049[3] |
November 7 |
3:30 p.m. |
Michigan State |
No. 1 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
L 24–28 |
93,595[3] |
November 14 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Iowa |
No. 7 |
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA |
ABC |
W 45–14 |
69,473[3] |
November 21 |
12:00 p.m. |
No. 11 Michigan |
No. 7 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) |
ABC |
W 31–16 |
94,339[3] |
January 1, 1999 |
8:30 p.m. |
vs. No. 8 Texas A&M* |
No. 3 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |
ABC |
W 24–14 |
76,503[3] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game summaries
West Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buckeyes |
10 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
Mountaineers |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Toledo
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rockets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Buckeyes |
21 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
49 |
Missouri
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Tigers |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Buckeyes |
7 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
35 |
Penn State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Penn St |
0 |
3 | 6 | 0 |
9 |
• Ohio St |
0 |
14 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
---|
| 2 | | PSU | Forney 42-yard field goal | Penn St 3-0 |
| 2 | | OHST | Rudzinski recovered fumble in end zone (Stultz kick) | Ohio St 7-3 |
| 2 | | OHST | Wiley 20-yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick) | Ohio St 14-3 |
| 3 | | OHST | Cooper recovered blocked punt in end zone (Stultz kick) | Ohio St 21-3 |
| 3 | | PSU | Cerimele 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed) | Ohio St 21-9 |
| 3 | | OHST | Montgomery 1-yard run (Stultz kick) | Ohio St 28-9 |
|
Illinois
#1 Ohio St at Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Ohio St |
10 |
14 | 0 | 17 |
41 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
---|
| Q1 | 11:32 | OHST | Stultz 40 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
| Q1 | 2:52 | OHST | Lumpkin 1 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick) | OHST 10–0 |
| Q2 | 11:17 | OHST | Boston 30 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick) | OHST 17–0 |
| Q2 | 6:19 | OHST | Germany 37 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick) | OHST 24–0 |
| Q4 | 12:51 | OHST | Stultz 46 yard field goal | OHST 27–0 |
| Q4 | 10:57 | OHST | Diggs 47 yard fumble return (Stultz kick) | OHST 34–0 |
| Q4 | 3:45 | OHST | Wells 2 yard run (Stultz kick) | OHST 41–0 |
|
- Joe Germaine 17/28, 307 Yds (third straight 300+ yard passing game – school record)
[4]
Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
3 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
Buckeyes |
14 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
45 |
Northwestern
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buckeyes |
17 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
36 |
Wildcats |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Indiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buckeyes |
14 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
38 |
Hooisers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Michigan State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
3 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
28 |
Buckeyes |
17 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buckeyes |
14 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
45 |
Hawkeyes |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Michigan |
0 |
10 | 3 | 3 |
16 |
• Ohio State |
14 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
31 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
---|
| 1 | 12:20 | OSU | Michael Wiley 53-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) | OSU 7–0 |
| 1 | 9:44 | OSU | Dee Miller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick) | OSU 14–0 |
| 2 | 14:33 | MICH | Jay Feely 27-yard field goal | OSU 14–3 |
| 2 | 4:03 | OSU | David Boston 30-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick) | OSU 21–3 |
| 2 | 0:25 | MICH | Tai Streets 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Jay Feely kick) | OSU 21–10 |
| 3 | | OSU | David Boston 43-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick) | OSU 28–10 |
| 3 | | MICH | Jay Feely 34-yard field goal | OSU 28–13 |
| 3 | | OSU | Dan Stultz 39-yard field goal | OSU 31–13 |
| 4 | 14:47 | MICH | Jay Feely 30-yard field goal | OSU 31–16 |
|
Ohio State secured a share of its 28th Big Ten title as the fans stormed the field with less than 30 seconds to play. Joe Germaine completed 19-of-24 passes for 330 yards, his seventh career 300-yard game, and his favorite target was David Boston, who finished with 10 receptions for 217 yards, most ever by a Michigan opponent. Boston also broke his own single-season reception mark and moved past Cris Carter on the school's all-time yardage list.[5]
Texas A&M
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Aggies |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
Buckeyes |
21 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
Coaching staff
- John Cooper - Head Coach - 11th year
- Bill Conley - Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator (12th year)
- Jim Heacock - Defensive Tackles (3rd year)
- Mike Jacobs - Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line (4th year)
- Fred Pagac - Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers (17th year)
- Tim Salem - Quarterbacks (2nd year)
- Shawn Simms - Defensive Ends (2nd year)
- Tim Spencer - Running Backs (5th year)
- Chuck Strobart - Wide Receivers (4th year)
- Jon Tenuta - Defensive Backs (3rd year)
Depth chart
Defense
|
|
|
|
|
|
DE |
DT |
DT |
DE |
60 Brent Johnson |
73 Joe Brown |
79 Ryan Pickett |
94 Rodney Bailey |
52 James Cotton |
98 Mike Collins |
90 Clinton Wayne |
48 Matt LaVrar |
|
|
|
Offense |
|
|
LT |
LG |
C |
RG |
RT |
77 Tyson Walter |
56 Rob Murphy |
63 Kurt Murphy |
64 Ben Gilbert |
67 Brooks Burris |
69 Jim Massey |
65 Mike Gurr |
78 Drew Elford |
55 Tam Hopkins |
75 Henry Fleming |
|
TE |
85 John Lumpkin |
84 Steve Wisniewski |
|
FL |
15 Dee Miller |
4 Ken-Yon Rambo |
|
|
|
|
Key Reserves |
8 Steve Bellisari (Fr) Special Teams/DB/QB
|
|
|
FB |
23 Matt Keller |
36 Sean Penny |
|
|
|
|
RB |
5 Michael Wiley |
33 Joe Montgomery |
|
|
|
Q[6]
References
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
Media | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |
|
---|
Western Conference | |
---|
Big Ten | |
---|
Big Nine | |
---|
Big Ten | |
---|
National championships in bold |