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American college football season
The 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team's head football coach was John Cooper . The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium . The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 11–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Michigan Wolverines and played in one of the premiere Bowl Championship Series bowl games, the 1999 Sugar Bowl .
Led by senior quarterback Joe Germaine , the Buckeyes were the preseason number one team and remained top-ranked throughout the majority of the season. The Buckeyes only loss came late in the season to the Michigan State Spartans . The team blew a 15-point lead late in the game to fall 28–24.
Because of the late loss, Ohio State was kept out of the National Championship Game, the 1999 Fiesta Bowl . Their regular season "miss" of not playing fellow tri-champion Wisconsin also cost the Buckeyes a trip to the 1999 Rose Bowl because Ohio State was the last to play in the Rose Bowl in 1997 , Wisconsin last played in 1994 .[1]
The Buckeyes beat Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl to finish second in both polls behind the Tennessee Volunteers after their victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl .[2]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 8:00 p.m. at No. 11 West Virginia * No. 1
Morgantown, WV
CBS W 68,409 September 12 12:30 p.m. Toledo * No. 1
Columbus, OH
ESPN W 93,149 September 19 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Missouri * No. 1
Columbus, OH
ABC W 93,269 October 3 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Penn State No. 1
Columbus, OH (rivalry , College GameDay
ABC W 93,479 October 10 12:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 1
Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy )
ESPN Plus W 46,390 October 17 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 1
Columbus, OH
ESPN Plus W 93,138 October 24 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 1
Evanston, IL
ESPN2 W 47,130 October 31 3:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 1
Bloomington, IN
ABC W 52,049 November 7 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 1
Columbus, OH
ABC L 93,595 November 14 3:30 p.m. at Iowa No. 7
Iowa City, IA
ABC W 69,473 November 21 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Michigan No. 7
Columbus, OH (rivalry )
ABC W 94,339 January 1, 1999 8:30 p.m. vs. No. 8 Texas A&M * No. 3
New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl )
ABC W 76,503
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries [ edit ]
West Virginia [ edit ]
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes at #11 West Virginia Mountaineers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 10 10 7 7 34
West Virginia
3 7 0 7 17
at Mountaineer Field , Morgantown, West Virginia
Date : September 5, 1998
Game time : 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : 76°, Clear & Mild, wind 5 S
Game attendance : 68,409
Referee : Dick Honig
Game information
First quarter
WVU - Jay Taylor 47-yard field goal
OSU - Dan Stultz 35-yard field goal
OSU - Michael Wiley 18-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Dee Miller 14-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Dan Stultz 36-yard field goal
WVU - Shawn Foreman 6-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jay Taylor kick)
Third quarter
OSU - David Boston 39-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Jonathon Wells 7-yard rush (Dan Stultz kick)
WVU - Shawn Foreman 3-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jay Taylor kick)
Toledo Rockets at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Toledo
0
0
0 0 0
Ohio State 21 21 7 0 49
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 12, 1998
Game time : 12:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : 85°, Clear & Sunny, wind 7 W
Game attendance : 93,149
Referee : D. Witvoet
Game information
First quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 76 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Dee Miller 63 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - David Boston 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Joe Montgomery 11 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Reggie Germany 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Reggie Germany 47 yd pass from Mark Garcia (Dan Stultz kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 4 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
Missouri [ edit ]
#21 Missouri Tigers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Missouri
0
14 0 0 14
Ohio State 7 6 8 14 35
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 19, 1998
Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : 80°, Sunny, wind 5 S
Game attendance : 93,269
Referee : J. Kemerling
Game information
First quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 21 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
MIZ - Corby Jones 10 yd run (Tim Geiger kick)
OSU - Dan Stultz 27 yd field goal
MIZ - Carlos Posey 65 yd fumble recovery (Tim Geiger kick)
OSU - Dan Stultz 36 yd field goal
Third quarter
OSU - Joe Montgomery 6 yd run (David Boston pass from Joe Germaine)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 11 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Derek Combs 9 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Penn State [ edit ]
#7 Penn State Nittany Lions at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Penn State
0
3 6 0 9
Ohio State 0
14 14 0 28
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 3, 1998
Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : 60°, Overcast Rain, wind 5-10 SSW
Game attendance : 93,479
Referee : Dick Honig
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
PSU - Forney 42-yard field goal
OSU - Rudzinski recovered fumble in end zone (Stultz kick)
OSU - Wiley 20-yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Cooper recovered blocked punt in end zone (Stultz kick)
PSU - Cerimele 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed)
OSU - Montgomery 1-yard run (Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
Illinois [ edit ]
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 10 14 0 17 41
Illinois
0
0
0 0 0
at Memorial Stadium , Champaign, Illinois
Date : October 10, 1998
Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : 64°, Sunny, wind 7 SW
Game attendance : 46,390
Referee : J. Kemerling
Game information
First quarter
OSU - Stultz 40 yard field goal
OSU - Lumpkin 1 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Boston 30 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)
OSU - Germany 37 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
OSU - Stultz 46 yard field goal
OSU - Diggs 47 yard fumble return (Stultz kick)
OSU - Wells 2 yard run (Stultz kick)
OSU - Joe Germaine 17/28, 307 Yds (third straight 300+ yard passing game – school record)
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Minnesota [ edit ]
Minnesota Golden Gophers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
3 10 0 2 15
Ohio State 14 17 7 7 45
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 17, 1998
Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : 70°, Sunny, wind 5-10 S
Game attendance : 93,183
Referee : D. Witvoet
Game information
First quarter
OSU - David Boston 6 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
MIN - Adam Bailey 24 yd field goal
OSU - Matt Keller 8 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - David Boston 53 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Joe Montgomery 12 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Dan Stultz 19 yd field goal
MIN - A. Henderson 35 yd pass from Andy Persby (Adam Bailey kick)
MIN - Adam Bailey 32 yd field goal
Third quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 1 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
MIN - Team safety
OSU - Central McClellion 60 yd interception return (Dan Stultz kick)
Northwestern [ edit ]
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 17 6 6 7 36
Northwestern
7 3 0 0 10
at Ryan Field , Evanston, Illinois
Date : October 24, 1998
Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather : 52°, Sunny, wind 9 SW
Game attendance : 47,130
Referee : J. Teitz
Game information
First quarter
OSU - Michael Wiley 28 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Dan Stultz 37 yd field goal
NU - D'Wayne Bates 60 yd pass from Gavin Hoffman (Brian Gowins kick)
OSU - Joe Montgomery 19 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
NU - Brian Gowins 39 yd field goal
OSU - John Lumpkin 35 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick failed)
Third quarter
OSU - David Boston 38 yd pass from Joe Germaine (pass failed)
Fourth quarter
OSU - David Boston 31 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Indiana [ edit ]
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 14 7 7 10 38
Indiana
0
7 0 0 7
at Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana
Date : October 31, 1998
Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : 63°, Partly Cloudy, wind 10-15 NW
Game attendance : 52,049
Referee : J. Kemerling
Game information
First quarter
OSU - David Boston 70 yd punt return (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Michael Wiley 2 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - John Lumpkin 6 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
IND - Levron Williams 37 yd pass from A. Randle El (Andy Payne kick)
Third quarter
OSU - David Boston 3 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Dan Stultz 21 yd field goal
OSU - David Boston 2 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Michigan State [ edit ]
Michigan State Spartans at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan State 3 6 9 10 28
Ohio State
17 0
7 0 24
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 7, 1998
Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : 48°, Clear, wind 5-10 W
Game attendance : 93,595
Referee : D. Witvoet
Game information
First quarter
OSU - Dan Stultz 20 yd field goal
MSU - Paul Edinger 33 yd field goal
OSU - John Lumpkin 41 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Michael Wiley 1 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
MSU - Paul Edinger 43 yd field goal
MSU - Paul Edinger 22 yd field goal
Third quarter
OSU - Damon Moore 73 yd interception return (Dan Stultz kick)
MSU - L. Richardson 23 yd pass from Bill Burke (Paul Edinger kick failed)
MSU - Paul Edinger 49 yd field goal
Fourth quarter
MSU - Sedrick Irvin 3 yd run (Paul Edinger kick)
MSU - Paul Edinger 42 yd field goal
#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State 14 14 7 10 45
Iowa
7 7 0 0 14
at Kinnick Stadium , Iowa City, Iowa
Date : November 14, 1998
Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : 61°, Clear wind 17-20 NW
Game attendance : 69,473
Game information
First quarter
IOWA - Scott Mullen 11 yd run (Zach Bromert kick)
OSU - Joe Montgomery 80 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - David Boston 54 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Mike Collins 22 yd interception return (Dan Stultz kick)
IOWA - Kyle McCann 13 yd run (Zach Bromert kick)
OSU - David Boston 17 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Matt Keller 16 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Dan Stultz 27 yd field goal
OSU - Jamar Martin 10 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
Michigan [ edit ]
#11 Michigan Wolverines at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan
0
10 3 3 16
Ohio State 14 7 10 0 31
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 21, 1998
Game time : 12:00 p.m.
Game weather : Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
Game attendance : 94,339
Referee : Bill LeMonnier
TV
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Michael Wiley 53-yard run (Dan Stultz kick), 12:20. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:18.
OSU – Dee Miller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick), 9:44. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:33.
Second quarter
MICH – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 14:33. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:59.
OSU – David Boston 30-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick), 4:03. Ohio St 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:44.
MICH – Tai Streets 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Jay Feely kick), 0:25. Ohio St 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:38.
Third quarter
OSU - David Boston 43-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick), 9:51. Ohio St 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:14.
MICH – Jay Feely 34-yard field goal, 4:47. Ohio St 28–13. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:50.
OSU – Dan Stultz 39-yard field goal, 1:36. Ohio St 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:06.
Fourth quarter
MICH – Jay Feely 30-yard field goal, 14:47. Ohio St 31–16. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:41.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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 [ edit ]
#8 Texas A&M Aggies vs. #3 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
7 0
7 0 14
Ohio State 21 3 0 0 24
at Louisiana Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana
Date : January 1, 1999
Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather : None (indoors)
Game attendance : 76,502
Referee : A. Ford
Game information
First quarter
A&M - Dante Hall, 9 yard run (Russell Bynum kick)
OSU - Reggie Germany, 18 yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Joe Montgomery, 10 yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
OSU - Kevin Griffin 16 yard blocked punt return/block punt by Derek Ross/(Dan Stultz kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Dan Stultz, 31 yard field goal
Third quarter
A&M - Leroy Hodge, 7 yard pass from Branndon Stewart (Russel Bynum kick)
Fourth quarter
1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C ) Team captain
(S ) Suspended
(I ) Ineligible
Roster
Coaching staff [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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]
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 1 (30 ) 1 (39 ) 1 (57 ) 1 (64 ) 1 (58 ) 1 (66 ) 1 (64 ) 1 (64 ) 1 (64 ) 1 (63 ) 7 7 5 5 3 2 Coaches Poll 1 (31 ) 1 (38 ) 1 (52 ) 1 (53 ) 1 (45 ) 1 (54 ) 1 (59 ) 1 (58 ) 1 (55 ) 1 (54 ) 7 6 5 (1 ) 5 (1 ) 3 (1 ) 2 BCS Not released 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 Not released
References [ edit ]
^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia . Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7
^ USA Today . Retrieved 2014-Sep-02.
^ "Michigan vs. Ohio State" . USA Today
^ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
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