1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 2 11–1 7–1 John Cooper 11th Mike Jacobs 2nd SinglebackSports Illustrated Mayhorn Patrick https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2018/5/2/17279712/ohio-state-football-college-offense-evolution-history A brief history of Ohio State's offensive innovation May 2, 2018 August 19, 2026 Fred Pagac 3rd 4–3 Joe Germaine Joe Germaine Jerry Rudzinski Antoine Winfield Ohio Stadium Big Ten co-championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 24–14 vs. Texas A&M The 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eleventh year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 11–1 record (7–1 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie with Wisconsin and Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 506 to 130. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 11 West Virginia, No. 21 Missouri, No. 7 Penn State, and No. 11 Michigan. Their sole loss was to unranked Michigan State, a November 7 loss that dropped the Buckeyes from No. 1 to No. 7 in the following week's AP poll. The Buckeyes concluded the season with a 24–14 victory over No. 8 Texas A&M in the 1999 Sugar Bowl. Ohio State was ranked No. 2 in the final AP and Coaches polls.1998 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1998-schedule.html The Buckeyes gained an average of 182.1 rushing yards and 279.5 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 61.8 rushing yards and 174.5 passing yards per game.1998 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1998.html The team's statistical leaders included senior quarterback Joe Germaine (3,108 passing yards, 60.4% completion percentage), running back Michael Wiley (1,147 rushing yards, 6.3 yards per carry), wide receiver David Boston (74 receptions for 1,330 yards, 14 touchdowns), and kicker Dan Stultz (92 points scored on 50 of 51 extra points, 12 of 22 field goals). Cornerback Antoine Winfield was selected as a consensus first-team All-American.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 December 11, 2017 3, 15 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf David Boston and safety Damon Moore also received first-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and The Sporting News, respectively. Eight Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1998 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Germaine; Wiley; Boston; Winfield; Moore; guard Rob Murphy; and linebackers Na'il Diggs and Andy Katzenmoyer.Jansen Highlights Michigan All-Big Ten Award Winners University of Michigan November 30, 1998 http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113098aaa.html The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1998 AP Eastern September 5 8:00 p.m. w y y 1 West Virginia 11 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV CBS 34–17 68,409 September 12 12:30 p.m. w y 1 Toledo Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 49–0 93,149 September 19 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Missouri 21 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 35–14 93,269 October 3 12:00 p.m. w 1 Penn State 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry, College GameDay ABC 28–9 93,479 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck ESPN Plus 41–0 46,390 October 17 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Minnesota Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 45–15 93,138 October 24 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 36–10 47,130 October 31 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ABC 38–7 52,049 November 7 3:30 p.m. l 1 Michigan State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 24–28 93,595 November 14 3:30 p.m. w y 7 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC 45–14 69,473 November 21 12:00 p.m. w 7 Michigan 11 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH rivalry ABC 31–16 94,339 January 1, 1999 8:30 p.m. w y y 3 Texas A&M 8 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 24–14 76,503 The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia Park Jack 2003 Sports Publishing LLC Champaign, IL 1-58261-695-7 Rankings 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 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 0 15 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 8 14 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 Game summaries West Virginia 1998 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at #11 West Virginia Mountaineers September 5, 1998 8:00 p.m. EST Ohio State 10 10 7 7 West Virginia 3 7 0 7 Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia 68,409 76°, Clear & Mild, wind 5 S Dick Honig 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 1998 Toledo Rockets football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Toledo Rockets at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes September 12, 1998 12:30 p.m. EST Toledo 0 0 0 0 Ohio State 21 21 7 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 93,149 85°, Clear & Sunny, wind 7 W D. Witvoet 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 No scoring Missouri 1998 Missouri Tigers football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #21 Missouri Tigers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes September 19, 1998 3:30 p.m. EST Missouri 0 14 0 0 Ohio State 7 6 8 14 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 93,269 80°, Sunny, wind 5 S J. Kemerling 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 1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #7 Penn State Nittany Lions at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes October 3, 1998 12:00 p.m. EST Penn State 0 3 6 0 Ohio State 0 14 14 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 93,479 60°, Overcast Rain, wind 5-10 SSW Dick Honig First quarter No scoring 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 No scoring Source: USA Today Illinois 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini October 10, 1998 12:00 p.m. EST Ohio State 10 14 0 17 Illinois 0 0 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 46,390 64°, Sunny, wind 7 SW J. Kemerling 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 No scoring 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) USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Sep-02. Minnesota 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Minnesota Golden Gophers at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes October 17, 1998 12:00 p.m. EST Minnesota 3 10 0 2 Ohio State 14 17 7 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 93,183 70°, Sunny, wind 5-10 S D. Witvoet ESPN Dave Barnett and Bill Curry 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 1998 Northwestern Wildcats football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats October 24, 1998 12:00 p.m. EST Ohio State 17 6 6 7 Northwestern 7 3 0 0 Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois 47,130 52°, Sunny, wind 9 SW J. Teitz 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 1998 Indiana Hoosiers football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers October 31, 1998 3:30 p.m. EST Ohio State 14 7 7 10 Indiana 0 7 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 52,049 63°, Partly Cloudy, wind 10-15 NW J. Kemerling 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 1998 Michigan State Spartans football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes November 7, 1998 3:30 p.m. EST Michigan State 3 6 9 10 Ohio State 17 0 7 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 93,595 48°, Clear, wind 5-10 W D. Witvoet 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 Iowa 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes November 14, 1998 3:30 p.m. EST Ohio State 14 14 7 10 Iowa 7 7 0 0 Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa 69,473 61°, Clear wind 17-20 NW 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 1998 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #11 Michigan Wolverines at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes November 21, 1998 12:00 p.m. Michigan 0 10 3 3 Ohio State 14 7 10 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 94,339 Cloudy, 38 F C Bill LeMonnier ABC 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 MICH – Tom Brady – 31/56, 375 yards, TD, 2 INT OSU – Joe Germaine – 16/28, 330 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MICH – Clarence Williams – 11 rushes, 13 yards OSU – Michael Wiley – 12 rushes, 120 yards, TD Top receivers MICH – Tai Streets – 9 receptions, 118 yards, TD OSU – David Boston – 10 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD 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.Michigan vs. Ohio State https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores98/98325/98325493.htm USA Today November 21, 1998 Texas A&M 1998 Texas A&M Aggies football team 1999 Sugar Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #8 Texas A&M Aggies vs. #3 Ohio State Buckeyes January 1, 1999 7:30 p.m. EST Texas A&M 7 0 7 0 Ohio State 21 3 0 0 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 76,502 None (indoors) A. Ford 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 No scoring Personnel 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 Stobart, wide receivers (4th year) Jon Tenuta, defensive backs (3rd year) Roster 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes f 8 Fr Steve Bellisari QB y 68 Fr LeCharles Bentley C y 7 Sr Joe Germaine QB y 77 Fr Tyson Walter C y 5 Jr Michael Wiley Michael Wiley (running back, born 1978) RB y 9 Jr David Boston WR y 1 Jr Gary Berry S y 73 So Joe Brown Joe Brown (American football) dt y 32 Jr Na'il Diggs LB y 45 Jr Andy Katzenmoyer LB y 13 Sr Damon Moore SS y 19 Jr Ahmed Plummer CB y 11 Sr Antoine Winfield Antoine Winfield Sr. CB y https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1998_Roster.pdf *John Cooper Depth chart I-Formation 4-3 Yes Yes No 7 Joe Germaine 16 Mark Garcia 5 Michael Wiley 33 Joe Montgomery 23 Matt Keller 36 Sean Penny 9 David Boston 80 Reggie Germany SE 15 Dee Miller 4 Ken-Yon Rambo FL 85 John Lumpkin 84 Steve Wisniewski 77 Tyson Walter 69 Jim Massey 56 Rob Murphy 65 Mike Gurr 63 Kurt Murphy 78 Drew Elford 64 Ben Gilbert 55 Tam Hopkins 67 Brooks Burris 75 Henry Fleming 35 Jerry Rudzinski 30 Jason Ott WLB 45 Andy Katzenmoyer 44 Chris Kirk 32 Na'il Diggs 58 Courtland Bullard SLB 1 Gary Berry 17 Percy King 13 Damon Moore 20 Central McClellion SS 11 Antoine Winfield 3 David Mitchell 19 Ahmed Plummer 2 Rolland Steele 60 Brent Johnson 52 James Cotton 73 Joe Brown 98 Mike Collins 79 Ryan Pickett 90 Clinton Wayne 94 Rodney Bailey 48 Matt LaVrar 47 Dan Stultz 41 Brent Bartholomew 8 Steve Bellisari (Fr) Special Teams/DB/QB 85 85 No 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide 1999 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Player Round Pick Position NFL club David Boston 1 8 Wide receiver Arizona Cardinals Antoine Winfield 1 23 Defensive back Buffalo Bills Andy Katzenmoyer 1 28 Linebacker New England Patriots Joe Montgomery 2 49 Running back New York Giants Joe Germaine 4 101 Quarterback St. Louis Rams Damon Moore 4 128 Defensive back Philadelphia Eagles Brent Bartholomew 6 192 Punter Miami Dolphins Dee Miller 6 196 Wide Receiver Green Bay Packers 1999 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football