1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football Ohio State Buckeyes logo 1987-1991.png 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 24 8–4 6–2 John Cooper 2nd Jim Colletto 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 Bill Young 2nd 3–4247Sports Svoboda Jeff https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/article/cooper-buckeyes-turned-it-around-in-93-105037690/ Cooper, Buckeyes Turned It Around In '93 October 11, 2013 August 20, 2026 Derek Isaman David Brown Jeff Davidson Zack Dumas Derek Isaman Joe Staysniak Ohio Stadium Hall of Fame Bowl L 31-14 vs. Auburn The 1989 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 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference games), tied for third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 325 to 266. They were ranked No. 24 in the final AP poll.1989 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 3, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1989-schedule.html Against Minnesota, the Buckeyes came back from a 31–0 deficit to win, 41–37. This tied the record for the largest comeback win in college football history at the time. It remains the biggest comeback win in Ohio State history.August 2025 The Buckeyes gained an average of 220.5 rushing yards and 162.3 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 172.3 rushing yards and 182.2 passing yards per game.1989 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 3, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1989.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Greg Frey (1,900 passing yards, 59.5% completion percentage), running back Carlos Snow (948 rushing yards, 5.4 yards per carry), and wide receiver Jeff Graham (27 receptions for 505 yards). Offensive tackle Joe Staysniak and guard Jeff Davidson received first-team honors on the 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Indiana's Thompson heads All-Big Ten team The Daily Reporter (AP story) November 30, 1989 5 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1926&dat=19891129&id=l2UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_tkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1360,7396547&hl=enUPI All-Big Ten team Detroit Free Press November 30, 1989 6F https://freep.newspapers.com/clip/3746151/upi_all_big_ten_team/ The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1989 AP Eastern September 16 1:30 p.m. w y Oklahoma State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 37–13 88,670 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-frey-burns-cowboys-with-arm/174124212/ News Journal Frey burns Cowboys with arm September 17, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com September 23 3:30 p.m. l y y 25 USC 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 3–42 69,876 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-trojans-trounce-buck/174073225/ The Palm Beach Post Trojans trounce Buckeyes 42–3 September 24, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com September 30 1:30 p.m. w y Boston College Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 34–29 88,936 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-bucks-escape-bc/173782661/ The Marion Star Bucks 'escape' BC October 1, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com October 7 3:30 p.m. l y Illinois 18 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Illibuck ABC 14–34 69,088 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mail-illini-pass-and-catch-whi/174181795/ Sunday Herald-Times Illini pass-and-catch whips Buckeyes, 34–14 October 8, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com October 14 1:30 p.m. w Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 35–31 89,750 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-hoosiers-fail-to-gra/174183865/ The Courier-Journal Hoosiers fail to grab free kick as Buckeyes survive 35–31 October 15, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 1:30 p.m. w Purdue Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 21–3 89,091 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-buckeyes-bust-boilermake/174183961/ The Marion Star Buckeyes bust Boilermakers 21–3 October 22, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 3:30 p.m. w y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ABC 41–37 33,945 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-buckeyes-comeback-ko/174184059/ The Times Recorder Buckeyes' comeback KOs Gophers October 29, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com November 4 2:00 p.m. w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 52–27 28,238 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ironton-tribune-buckeyes-grind-out-e/174184232/ The Ironton Tribune Buckeyes grind out easy victory November 5, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com November 11 12:30 p.m. w Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 28–0 89,536 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-ohio-st-stifles/174184358/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio St. stifles Iowa, 28–0 November 12, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com November 18 1:30 p.m. w 22 Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 42–22 89,626 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-buckeyes-steamroll-badgers/174184450/ The Lima News Buckeyes steamroll Badgers November 19, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 12:00 p.m. l y 20 Michigan 3 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 18–28 106,137 https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-citizen-patriot-a-return-to-rose/174181488/ Jackson Citizen Patriot A return to Roses November 26, 1989 June 9, 2025 Newspapers.com January 1, 1990 12:00 p.m. l y y 21 Auburn 9 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL Hall of Fame Bowl NBC 14–31 52,235 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-qb-slack-splits-osu/135045359/ The Cincinnati Post QB Slack splits OSU defense as Auburn lays claim to Fame January 2, 1990 November 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Game summaries Oklahoma State Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) September 16 1:30 p.m. Oklahoma St 7 6 0 0 Ohio St 6 10 14 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 88,670 Overcast, 66 F C John Nealon First quarter OHST – Carlos Snow 20-yard run (pass failed), 9:51. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:54. OKST – Curtis Mayfield 21-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:57. Oklahoma St 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:02. Second quarter OKST – Cary Blanchard 20-yard field goal, 12:00. Oklahoma St 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:16. OHST – Pat O'Morrow 46-yard field goal, 7:32. Oklahoma St 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:23. OKST – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, 0:32. Oklahoma St 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:00. OHST – Carlos Snow 2-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:07. Ohio St 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:20. Third quarter OHST – Bernard Edwards 33-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:17. Ohio St 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. OHST – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:47. Ohio St 30–13. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:55. Fourth quarter OHST – Bobby Olive 27-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:21. Ohio St 37–13. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:13. Top passers OKST – Mike Gundy – 6/14, 55 yards, TD, 2 INT OHST – Greg Frey – 16/21, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers OKST – Gerald Hudson – 29 rushes, 146 yards OHST – Carlos Snow – 12 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OKST – Curtis Mayfield – 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD OHST – Bobby Olive – 5 receptions, 108 yards, TD At USC Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #25 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #12 USC Trojans (1–1) September 23 12:30 p.m. PST Ohio St 3 0 0 0 USC 0 21 14 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 69,876 Sunny, 74 F C Pat Flood First quarter OSU – Pat O'Morrow 45-yard field goal, 4:18. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:20. Second quarter USC – Scott Galbraith 3-yard pass from Shane Foley (Quin Rodriguez kick), 11:20. USC 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:12. USC – John Jackson 87-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 8:21. USC 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:36. USC – Scott Galbraith 11-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 7:31. USC 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:08. Third quarter USC – Gary Wellman 19-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 3:16. USC 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:46. USC – Gary Wellman 17-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 0:04. USC 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:41. Fourth quarter USC – Mazio Royster 1-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick), 1:38. USC 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:57. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 13/28, 135 yards, INT USC – Todd Marinovich – 14/22, 246 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers OSU – Carlos Snow – 11 rushes, 83 yards USC – Ricky Ervins – 21 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 43 yards USC – John Jackson – 2 receptions, 108 yards, TD Boston College Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Boston College Eagles (0–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (1–1) September 30 1:30 p.m. Boston College 0 7 16 6 Ohio St 10 21 3 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 88,936 Sunny, 70 F C Jerry Hendrickson First quarter OSU – Jeff Graham 80-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:12. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12. OSU – Pat O'Morrow 29-yard field goal, 0:49. Ohio St 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:31. Second quarter OSU – Carlos Snow 24-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:26. OSU – Carlos Snow 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:09. Ohio St 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:59. BC – Marcus Cherry 41-yard pass from Mark Kamphaus (Brian Lowe kick), 1:38. Ohio St 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:24. OSU – Scottie Graham 70-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:09. Ohio St 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:23. Third quarter BC – Mark Chmura 2-yard pass from Willie Hicks (run good), 10:51. Ohio St 31–15. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:00. BC – Tim Frager 28-yard run (pass good), 5:49. Ohio St 31–23, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:48. OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 1:33. Ohio St 34–23. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14. Fourth quarter BC – Ed Toner 1-yard run (pass failed), 5:33. Ohio St 34–29. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:58. Top passers BC – Willie Hicks – 9/12, 184 yards, TD OSU – Greg Frey – 15/26, 252 yards, TD Top rushers BC – Mike Sanders – 12 rushes, 63 yards OSU – Scottie Graham – 19 rushes, 151 yards, TD Top receivers BC – Marcus Cherry – 4 receptions, 161 yards, TD OSU – Jeff Graham – 2 receptions, 101 yards, TD Carlos Snow 23 rushes, 147 yards At Illinois Illibuck Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1) at #18 Illinois Fighting Illini (2–1) October 7 2:30 p.m. CST Ohio St 0 7 7 0 Illinois 7 3 14 10 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois 69,088 Sunny, 54 F C Gil Marchman ABC First quarter ILL – Howard Griffith 1-yard run (Doug Higgins kick), 1:01. Illinois 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:59. Second quarter OSU – Carlos Snow 7-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:31. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30. ILL – Doug Higgins 26-yard field goal, 9:07. Illinois 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:24. Third quarter ILL – Howard Griffith 5-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 8:57. Illinois 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:49. OSU – Jeff Graham 66-yard punt return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 4:22. Illinois 17–14. ILL – Mike Bellamy 34-yard pass from Steve Williams (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:30. Illinois 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52. Fourth quarter ILL – Chris Siambekos 36-yard field goal, 14:49. Illinois 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:26. ILL – Ken Thomas 36-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:27. Illinois 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:17. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 13/25, 137 yards, INT ILL – Jeff George – 12/20, 130 yards, 2 INT Top rushers OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 97 yards, TD ILL – Howard Griffith – 20 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 71 yards ILL – Mike Bellamy – 10 receptions, 152 yards, TD Indiana Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–2) October 14 1:30 p.m. Indiana 0 14 7 10 Ohio St 7 21 7 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,750 Sunny, 75 F C John Nealon First quarter OSU – Jim Palmer 2-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 8:47. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:01. Second quarter IU – Anthony Thompson 9-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 11:04. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15. OSU – Scottie Graham 60-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:21. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:43. OSU – Carlos Snow 10-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:15. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42. OSU – Jim Palmer 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:45. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:29. IU – Terry Saunders 2-yard pass from Dave Schnell (Scott Bonnell kick), 0:19. Ohio St 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:26. Third quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:00. Ohio St 35–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:00. IU – Anthony Thompson 2-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 4:17. Ohio St 35–21. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:40. Fourth quarter IU – Anthony Thompson 6-yard run (run good), 3:25. Ohio St 35–29. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:29. IU – Safety, Greg Frey ran out of end zone, 1:38. Ohio St 35–31. Top passers IU – Dave Schnell – 22/30, 247 yards, TD, 3 INT OSU – Greg Frey – 5/6, 37 yards, 2 TD Top rushers IU – Anthony Thompson – 34 rushes, 177 yards, 3 TD OSU – Carlos Snow – 27 rushes, 143 yards, TD Top receivers IU – Eddie Thomas – 7 receptions, 82 yards OSU – Bernard Edwards – 2 receptions, 21 yards Scottie Graham 16 rushes, 124 yards Purdue Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Purdue Boilermakers (1–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (3–2) October 21 1:30 p.m. Purdue 0 0 3 0 Ohio St 14 0 7 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,091 Overcast, 44 F C Jim Kemerling First quarter OSU – Greg Frey 4-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 11:40. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:53. OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:59. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:43. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter OSU – Carlos Snow 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:50. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:59. PUR – Larry Sullivan 25-yard field goal, 5:35. Ohio St 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:15. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers PUR – Eric Hunter – 6/16, 147 yards OSU – Greg Frey – 3/9, 47 yards Top rushers PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 18 rushes, 85 yards OSU – Carlos Snow – 18 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 6 receptions, 86 yards OSU – Jeff Graham – 2 receptions, 37 yards At Minnesota Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Ohio State Buckeyes (4–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–2) October 28 2:30 p.m. Ohio St 0 8 10 23 Minnesota 17 14 0 6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 33,945 Indoors (dome) Jerry Hendrickson First quarter MINN – Darrell Thompson 12-yard run (Brent Berglund kick), 12:11. Minnesota 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:18. MINN – Brent Berglund 30-yard field goal, 4:17. Minnesota 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:00. MINN – Sean Lumpkin 85-yard fumble return (Brent Berglund kick), 3:07. Minnesota 17–0. Second quarter MINN – Steve Rhem 29-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (Brent Berglund kick), 9:50. Minnesota 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:40. MINN – Chris Gaiters 5-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (Brent Berglund kick), 4:29. Minnesota 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:36. OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (pass good), 0:10. Minnesota 31–8. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:19. Third quarter OSU – Pat O'Morrow 25-yard field goal, 10:04. Minnesota 31–11. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:56. OSU – Carlos Snow 15-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:20. Minnesota 31–18. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter MINN – Brent Berglund 32-yard field goal, 11:24. Minnesota 34–18. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:56. OSU – Carlos Snow 27-yard pass from Greg Frey (pass good), 9:51. Minnesota 34–26. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:33. MINN – Brent Berglund 42-yard field goal, 5:15. Minnesota 37–26. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:10. OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (pass good), 3:04. Minnesota 37–34. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:11. OSU – Jeff Graham 15-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:51. Ohio St 41–37. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:01. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 20/31, 362 yards, 3 TD, INT MINN – Scott Schaffner – 13/18, 154 yards, 2 TD Top rushers OSU – Carlos Snow – 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD MINN – Darrell Thompson – 29 rushes, 133 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD MINN – Steve Rhem – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD Beale Joe Flashback: Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 1989 Eleven Warriors 2009-10-19 https://www.elevenwarriors.com/2009/10/flashback-ohio-state-vs-minnesota-1989.html 2024-12-11 At Northwestern Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–7) November 4 1:00 p.m. Ohio St 7 21 7 17 Northwestern 7 0 6 14 Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois 28,236 Overcast, 45 F C John Nealon WOSU-TV Jack Kramer and Paul Warfield First quarter OSU – Carlos Snow 25-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:04. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:56. NW – Tim O'Brien 11-yard run (Ira Adler kick), 4:52. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:12. Second quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 20-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:05. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16. OSU – James Bryant 63-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:04. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:17. OSU – James Bryant 46-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:59. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:16. Third quarter OSU – Dante Lee 5-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:20. Ohio St 35–7. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 9:40. NW – Bob Christian 3-yard run (run failed), 2:46. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:34. Fourth quarter OSU – Pat O'Morrow 19-yard field goal, 14:13. Ohio St 38–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. OSU – Dante Lee 8-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:49. Ohio St 45–13. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:48. NW – Richard Buchanan 14-yard pass from Tim O'Brien (pass failed), 8:14. Ohio St 45–20. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:35. OSU – Dante Lee 6-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:15. Ohio St 52–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:59. NW – Mark Benson 21-yard pass from Kevin Krebs (run good), 0:00. Ohio St 52–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:15. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 8/10, 106 yards, TD NW – Tim O'Brien – 15/21, 172 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OSU – Dante Lee – 24 rushes, 157 yards, 3 TD NW – Bob Christian – 27 rushes, 144 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – James Bryant – 1 reception, 46 yards, TD NW – Richard Buchanan – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD Scottie Graham 17 Rush, 102 Yds Carlos Snow 17 Rush, 100 Yds 6BMxqcrwkp8 Ohio State versus Northwestern Iowa Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Iowa Hawkeyes (4–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2) November 11 12:30 p.m. CDT Iowa 0 0 0 0 Ohio St 7 7 7 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,536 Overcast, 52 F C Jerry Hendrickson First quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 7:18. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54. Second quarter OSU – Jeff Graham 8-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:24. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. Third quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:35. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:42. Top passers IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 15/33, 201 yards OSU – Greg Frey – 11/19, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers IOWA – Richard Bass – 6 rushes, 30 yards OSU – Dante Lee – 13 rushes, 99 yards, TD Top receivers IOWA – Travis Watkins – 4 receptions, 69 yards OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD Wisconsin Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers (2–7) at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–2) November 10 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin 3 10 3 6 Ohio St 7 21 14 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,626 Partly cloudy, 28 F C Jim Kemmerling First quarter WIS – Rich Thompson 40-yard field goal, 12:06. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:45. OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:00. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:01. Second quarter WIS – Rich Thompson 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04. WIS – Troy Vincent 71-yard punt return (Rich Thompson kick), 8:35. Wisconsin 13–7. OSU – Jim Palmer 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:25. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05. OSU – Dante Lee 18-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:24. Ohio St 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00. OSU – David Brown 43-yard interception return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:07. Ohio St 28–13. Third quarter OSU – Scottie Graham 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:13. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:38. WIS – Rich Thompson 35-yard field goal, 9:34. Ohio St 35–18. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:33. OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:10. Ohio St 42–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:16. Fourth quarter WIS – Craig Hudson 5-yard run (run failed), 8:26. Ohio St 42–24. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:54. Top passers WIS – Lionell Crawford – 0/8, 0 yards, INT OSU – Greg Frey – 10/15, 151 yards, TD Top rushers WIS – Lionell Crawford – 16 rushes, 104 yards OSU – Scottie Graham – 23 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD Top receivers WIS – None OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 44 yards At Michigan Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #20 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–2) at #3 Michigan Wolverines (9–1) November 25 Ohio St 0 3 9 6 Michigan 7 7 0 14 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan 106,137 Partly sunny, 46 F C ABC First quarter MICH – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 3:13. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:04. Second quarter MICH – Allen Jefferson 2-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 2:23. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28. OSU – Pat O'Morrow 20-yard field goal, 0:25. Michigan 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:58. Third quarter OSU – Pat O'Morrow 22-yard field goal, 10:45. Michigan 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:24. OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (run failed), 4:03. Michigan 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:11. Fourth quarter MICH – Jarrod Bunch 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (J.D. Carlson kick), 12:22. Michigan 21–12. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:32. OSU – Scottie Graham 4-yard run (kick blocked), 7:04. Michigan 21–18. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:18. MICH – Jarrod Bunch 23-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 1:20. Michigan 28–18. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:28. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 14/25, 220 yards, 2 INT MICH – Michael Taylor – 8/16, 100 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Scottie Graham – 28 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD MICH – Leroy Hoard – 21 rushes, 152 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Jim Palmer – 5 receptions, 61 yards MICH – Greg McMurtry – 3 receptions, 39 yards Hall of Fame Bowl (vs Auburn) Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Hall of Fame Bowl: #9 Auburn Tigers (9–2) vs. #21 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–3) January 1, 1990 Monday 1:00 p.m. EDT Ohio St 7 7 0 0 Auburn 3 7 7 14 Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida 52,535 Partly cloudy, 64 F C Bill McDonald NBC Don Criqui First quarter OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:50. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:40. AUB – Win Lyle 19-yard field goal, 2:14. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:36. Second quarter OSU Brian Stablein 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:36. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:38. AUB – Greg Taylor 11-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 0:11. Ohio St 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards 0:37. Third quarter AUB – Greg Taylor 4-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 9:50. Auburn 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter AUB – Reggie Slack 5-yard run (Win Lyle kick), 9:22. Auburn 24–14. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. AUB – Herbert Casey 2-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 7:20. Auburn 31–14. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:57. Top passers OSU – Greg Frey – 16/31, 232 yards, TD, INT AUB – Reggie Slack – 16/22, 141 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers OSU – Scottie Graham – 12 rushes, 53 yards AUB – Stacy Danley – 20 rushes, 85 yards Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 105 yards AUB – Alexander Wright – 4 receptions, 59 yards Roster 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes y Dan Beatty OL Greg Beatty WR David Menges WR James Bryant RB Karl Coles OL Jeff Davidson OL y Allen DeGraffenreid WR y Allen DeGraffenreid (wide receiver) Bernard Edwards WR Jeff Ellis TE Greg Frey QB y Jeff Graham WR y Scottie Graham RB y Tyrone Harrison RB Kirk Herbstreit QB y Rich Huffman WR Dante Lee RB Tim Moxley OL Bobby Olive WR y Jim Palmer TE Carlos Snow RB y Brian Stablein WR y Joe Staysniak OL y David Brown DB Vinnie Clark DB Bryan Cook DB Zack Dumas DB Rich Frimel DL Judah Herman LB Derek Isaman LB Foster Paulk DB Mark Pelini DB y Bo Pelini Mike Showalter DL Alonzo Spellman DL y Pat Thomas DL Steve Tovar LB Sreckin Zizakovic LB Jeff Bohlman P Pat O'Morrow K http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1988/1988_guide.pdf 2016-Dec-02 John Cooper(2nd Year) Jim CollettoAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, Tackles and Tight Ends (2nd Year) Bill YoungDefensive Coordinator (2nd Year) Gary BlackneyInside Linebackers (6th Year) Ron HudsonQuarterbacks (2nd Year) Gene HueyWide Receivers (2nd Year) Steve PedersonRecruiting Coordinator (2nd Year) Fred PagacOutside Linebackers (8th Year) Bob PalcicCenters, Guards (4th Year) Bobby TurnerRunning Backs (1st Year) Dave KennedyStrength and Conditioning Coach (1st Year) Ron ZookDefensive Backs (2nd Year) NFL draft picks 1990 NFL draft 1990 5 111 Denver Broncos Jeff Davidson OG 1989 no 1990 7 185 San Diego Chargers Joe Staysniak OG 1989 no 1990 9 243 Washington Redskins Tim Moxley OG 1989 no References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football