1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1999 record 6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (12th season)
Defensive coordinator Fred Pagac (4th season)
MVP Ahmed Plummer
Captain Matt Keller
Captain Ahmed Plummer
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 89,841)
1999 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Wisconsin $  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 5 Michigan %  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 7 Michigan State  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 11 Penn State  5 –3     10 –3  
No. 18 Minnesota  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 24 Illinois  4 –4     8 –4  
No. 25 Purdue  4 –4     7 –5  
Ohio State  3 –5     6 –6  
Indiana  3 –5     4 –7  
Northwestern  1 –7     3 –8  
Iowa  0 –8     1 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–6 record, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since the 1988 season, John Cooper's first year as head coach.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Miami (FL)* No. 9 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC L 12–23   73,037[2]
September 11 8:00 p.m. No. 14 UCLA* No. 13 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 42–20   93,283[2]
September 18 3:30 p.m. Ohio* No. 12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 40–16   93,222[2]
September 25 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati* No. 12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN+ W 34–20   93,407[2]
October 2 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 17–42   93,524[2]
October 9 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Purdue No. 20 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 25–22   93,766[2]
October 16 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Penn State No. 17 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ABC L 10–23   97,007[2]
October 23 12:00 p.m. at No. 24 Minnesota No. 22 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 20–17   50,842[2]
October 30 12:00 p.m. Iowa No. 21 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN+ W 41–11   93,561[2]
November 6 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Michigan State No. 20 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN L 7–23   74,639[2]
November 13 12:00 p.m. Illinois No. 25 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) ESPN2 L 20–46   93,429[2]
November 20 12:00 p.m. at No. 10 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC L 17–24   111,575[2]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper – Head Coach – 12th year
  • Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (13th year)
  • Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (4th year)
  • Fred Pagac – Defensive Coordinator (18th year)
  • Tim Salem – (3rd year)
  • Shawn Simms – Defensive Ends (3rd year)
  • Tim Spencer – Running Backs (6th year)
  • Chuck Stobart – Offensive Coordinator (5th year)
  • Jon Tenuta – Defensive Backs (4th year)

Game summaries

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 7 373 20
• Ohio State 0 21714 42
  • Source:

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 7 609 22
• Ohio St 7 0108 25

[3]

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 8 030 11
• Ohio State 7 14146 41

[4]

Roster

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 77 Tyson Walter So
RB 5 Michael Wiley Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 1 Gary Berry Sr
LB 32 Na'il Diggs Sr
CB 19 Ahmed Plummer Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 87 Kevin Houser Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

2000 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Ahmed Plummer124Defensive BackSan Francisco 49ers
Na'il Diggs498LinebackerGreen Bay Packers
Gary Berry4126Defensive BackGreen Bay Packers
Michael Wiley5144Running BackDallas Cowboys
James Cotton7223LinebackerChicago Bears
Kevin Houser7228CenterNew Orleans Saints

References

  1. ↑ "Football Falls In Another Classic With Michigan", Ohio State University, November 20, 1999.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. ↑ USA Today
  4. ↑ USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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