1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–6 3–5 John Cooper 12th Mike Jacobs 3rd 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 4th 4–3 Ahmed Plummer Matt Keller Ahmed Plummer Ohio Stadium The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their twelfth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 287 to 284. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes lost to No. 12 Miami, No. 2 Penn State, and No. 10 Michigan, and defeated No. 14 UCLA, No. 17 Purdue, and No. 24 Minnesota. The Buckeyes did not play in a bowl game (for the first time since 1988) and were unranked in the final AP and Coaches polls (for the first time since 1990).1999 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1999-schedule.html The Buckeyes gained an average of 166.5 rushing yards and 181.2 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 159.7 rushing yards and 202.7 passing yards per game.1999 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1999.html The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Bellisari (1,616 passing yards, 45.1% completion percentage), running back Michael Wiley (952 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry), wide receivers Ken-Yon Rambo (41 receptions for 833 yards) and Reggie Germany (43 receptions for 656 yards), and kicker Dan Stultz (67 points scored on 31 of 34 extra points, 12 of 16 field goals). Defensive back Ahmed Plummer was the only Ohio State player to receive first-team honors on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Renes, Hutchinson Earn All-Big Ten First Team "Double" University of Michigan November 30, 1999 March 2, 2015 http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113099aab.html December 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052737/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113099aab.html dead The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1999 AP Eastern August 29 2:30 p.m. l y y 9 Miami (FL) 12 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ ABC Kickoff Classic 12–23 73,037 September 11 8:00 p.m. w y 13 UCLA 14 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 42–20 93,283 September 18 3:30 p.m. w y 12 Ohio Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 40–16 93,222 September 25 12:00 p.m. w y 12 Cincinnati Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 34–20 93,407 October 2 3:30 p.m. l 12 Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 17–42 93,524 Badgers 42, Buckeyes 17: Brooks brings UW back; Rookie rallies Badgers from 17-0 deficit Wisconsin State Journal Tom Mulhern October 3, 1999 1D, 8D https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-badgers-42-buck/180311921/ Newspapers.com October 9 3:30 p.m. w 20 Purdue 18 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 25–22 93,766 October 16 12:00 p.m. l y 17 Penn State 2 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 10–23 97,007 October 23 12:00 p.m. w y 22 Minnesota 24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ESPN 20–17 50,842 October 30 12:00 p.m. w 21 Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN Plus 41–11 93,561 November 6 12:00 p.m. l y 20 Michigan State 19 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN 7–23 74,639 Buckeye Bashing: Spartans back on track after defense dismantles Ohio State, 23-7 Lansing State Journal Larry Lage November 7, 1999 1D, 2D https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-buckeye-bashing-s/167474192/ Newspapers.com November 13 12:00 p.m. l 25 Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck ESPN2 20–46 93,429 November 20 12:00 p.m. l y Michigan 10 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 17–24 111,575 The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia Park Jack 2003 Sports Publishing LLC Champaign, IL 1-58261-695-7 Rankings 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 9 13 13 13 12 12 21 18 22 21 20 25 NR NR NR NR NR Coaches 0 16 9 9* 14 12 10 9 19 17 22 21 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR BCS 9 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries Miami (FL) 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Kickoff Classic: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes August 29 2:30 p.m. EDT Miami (FL) 7 16 0 0 Ohio St 9 0 3 0 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 73,037 Clear • 85 F C • Wind 10–20 N J. Childress ABC Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts, and Dean Blevins Box Score Miami (FL) Kenny Kelly17/25, 245 Yds, TD, 2 INT James Jackson24 Rush, 89 Yds, TD Santana Moss3 Rec, 115 Yds, TD Ohio St Austin Moherman10/22, 107 Yds, TD, 2 INT Michael Wiley9 Rush, 72 Yds Reggie Germany4 Rec, 56 Yds MIA OSU collapsed 1 11:44 Miami (FL) 2 42 0:49 RushTD Jackson 44 good Crosland run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 9:30 Ohio St 5 74 2:14 FG 23 Stultz 7 3 1 7:08 Ohio St 2 7 0:40 RecTD Wisniewski Moherman 6 no good Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 9 2 3:14 Miami (FL) 4 59 1:09 RushTD Kelly 7 pass good 15 9 2 0:08 Miami (FL) 4 78 1:48 RecTD Moss Kelly 67 run good 23 9 3 3:40 Ohio St 9 41 4:48 FG 24 Stultz 23 12 23 12 UCLA UCLA 7 3 7 3 Ohio State 0 21 7 14 September 11 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 93,283 Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson & Lynn Swann ABC Source: yes 1 13:02 UCLA Matt Stanley 67-yard pass from Drew Bennett (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 7-0 2 14:13 UCLA Nate Fiske 35-yard field goal UCLA 10-0 2 10:58 OSU Michael Wiley 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) UCLA 10-7 2 6:54 OSU Ken-Yon Rambo 2-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 14-10 2 0:56 OSU Michael Wiley 5-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 21-10 3 10:44 UCLA DeShaun Foster 7-yard run (Chris Griffith kick) OSU 21-17 3 0:03 OSU Jamar Martin 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 28-17 4 11:41 OSU Ken-Yon Rambo 8-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 35-17 4 9:30 UCLA Chris Griffith 33-yard field goal OSU 35-20 4 6:37 OSU Jerry Westbrooks 8-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 42-20 yes Ohio October 2014 Cincinnati October 2014 Wisconsin October 2014 Purdue Purdue 7 6 0 9 Ohio St 7 0 10 8 October 9 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 93,766 Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts & Jack Arute ABC yes Q1 12:15 OHST Derek Combs 5 yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 8:03 OHST Drew Brees 12 yard pass from Vinny Sutherland (Travis Dorsch kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 12:43 PUR Travis Dorsch 40 yard field goal PUR 10–7 Q2 :59 PUR Travis Dorsch 32 yard field goal PUR 13–7 Q3 8:45 OHST Darnell Sanders 7 yard pass from Michael Wiley (Dan Stultz kick) OHST 14–13 Q3 4:24 OHST Dan Stultz 45 yard field goal OHST 17–13 Q4 14:10 PUR Travis Dorsch 22 yard field goal OHST 17–16 Q4 13:42 PUR Montrell Lowe 5 yard run (two-point conversion failed) PUR 22–17 Q4 5:13 OHST Jonathan Wells 2 yard run (Michael Wiley run) OHST 25–22 yes USA Today Penn State October 2014 Minnesota October 2014 Iowa Iowa 8 0 3 0 Ohio State 7 14 14 6 October 30 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 93,561 Jim Barbar, Al Harris & Chris Miller ESPN+ yes Q1 12:25 IOWA Kasper 18 yard pass from Mullen (Thein run) IOWA 8–0 Q1 7:32 OHST Wells 1 yard run (Stultz kick) IOWA 8–7 Q2 14:48 OHST Bellisari 18 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 14–8 Q2 8:35 OHST Houser 3 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 21–8 Q3 12:38 OHST Wells 3 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 28–8 Q3 9:26 IOWA Douglas 38 yard field goal OHST 28–11 Q3 2:53 OHST Rambo 40 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 35–11 Q4 8:10 OHST Provitt 41 yard pass from Moherman (kick failed) OHST 41–11 yes Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014 Michigan State October 2014 Illinois October 2014 Michigan October 2014 Roster 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes f 8 So Steve Bellisari QB y 68 So LeCharles Bentley C y 80 Jr Reggie Germany WR y 15 Fr Scott McMullen QB y 4 Jr Ken-Yon Rambo WR y 89 So Darnell Sanders TE y 77 So Tyson Walter C y 28 So Jonathan Wells Jonathan Wells (American football) RB y 5 Sr Michael Wiley Michael Wiley (running back, born 1978) RB y 84 Sr Steve Wisniewski TE 1 Sr Gary Berry S y 73 Jr Joe Brown Joe Brown (American football) dt y 58 So Courtland Bullard LB y 2 Fr Mike Doss S y 20 So Nate Clements CB y 32 Sr Na'il Diggs LB y 79 So Ryan Pickett DT y 19 Sr Ahmed Plummer CB y 87 Sr Kevin Houser LS y https://web.archive.org/web/19991109132736/http://fansonly.com:80/schools/osu/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osu-m-footbl-num.html *John Cooper Bill Conley (TE/Rec. Coord.) Jim Heacock (DL) Fred Pagac (DC) Tim Salem (QB) Shawn Simms (DE) Tim Spencer (RB) Chuck Stobart (OC) Jon Tenuta (DB) 1999-11-09 2000 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes Player Round Pick Position NFL club Ahmed Plummer 1 24 Defensive back San Francisco 49ers Na'il Diggs 4 98 Linebacker Green Bay Packers Gary Berry 4 126 Defensive back Green Bay Packers Michael Wiley 5 144 Running back Dallas Cowboys James Cotton 7 223 Linebacker Chicago Bears Kevin Houser 7 228 Center New Orleans Saints 2000 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football