1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (1st season)
MVPJeff Uhlenhake
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Iowa 4 – 1 – 3 6 – 4 – 3
No. 20 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 2 2 – 7 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for head coach John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 4–6–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 2–5–1.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 103:30 p.m.Syracuse*ABCW 26–989,768
September 177:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 18ESPNL 10–4256,500
September 243:30 p.m.No. 7 LSU*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 36–3390,584[1]
October 11:30 p.m.Illinois
L 12–3190,274
October 83:30 p.m.at Indiana
ABCL 7–4152,133
October 151:30 p.m.Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 26–3190,970
October 228:00 p.m.MinnesotaW 13–644,221
October 2912:00 p.m.at Michigan State
L 10–2077,111
November 51:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–1290,032
November 1212:00 p.m.at IowaT 24–2467,700
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 12 Michigan
ABCL 31–3490,176
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 76 Dan Beatty  So
WR 88 Greg Beatty Fr
FB 38 Chris Boddie  So
FB 41 James Bryant Jr
FL 18 Gary Clift Sr
QB 12 Nick Cochran Fr
OT 66 Karl Coles  Jr
TE 81 Anthony Cook  So
G 50 Jeff Davidson Jr
SE 27 John Dawson  Fr
FL 2 Bernard Edwards  Fr
TE 89 Jeff Ellis So
FL 47 Tony Fenstermaker  So
QB 9 Jason Frank Fr
G 70 Steve France  Jr
QB 15 Greg Frey  So
RB 33 Tony Goodgame Fr
SE 84 Jeff Graham So
FB 35 Scottie Graham  Fr
G 65 Erik Grimm  So
OL 77 Len Hartman Fr
QB 19 Kirk Herbstreit Fr
RB 23 Marc Hicks Jr
C 60 Dan Hirneise  So
RB 29 Buster Howe Fr
C 71 Mike Huddleston Fr
TE 87 Rich Huffman  So
RB 30 Brent Johnson Fr
FL 82 David Menges So
OT 64 Mike Kuri  Jr
C 62 Travis Lutz  Fr
FB 11 Bill Matlock Sr
QB 21 David McAllister  Jr
OT 74 Tim Moxley  Jr
G 63 Roy Nichols  Fr
FL 37 Bobby Olive So
TE 85 Jim Palmer  Jr
OT 75 John Peterson  So
QB 13 Scott Powell  Sr
TB 1 Lance Price  So
SE 5 Everett Ross Sr
TE 80 Chris Roy Fr
TE 91 Scott St. John  So
OT 69 John Schilling Fr
C 53 Tom Scholl  Sr
OT 73 Paul Sherrick Fr
OT 78 Mike Shoaf  Fr
SE 4 Wes Siegenthaler  So
TB 25 Carlos Snow So
TB 28 John Spencer So
QB 14 Chris Stablein  So
OT 79 Joe Staysniak  Jr
C 68 Jeff Uhlenhake (C)  Sr
G 61 Ken Voll  So
QB 17 John Wagoner  So
TB 42 Vince Workman (C) Sr
G 51 Greg Zackeroff  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 32 Dave Bals Fr
S 3 Sean Bell  Sr
ILB 91 Brian Benio  So
S 27 David Brown  Jr
LB 58 Joe Carpenter  So
OLB 16 Mike Chancey  So
CB 7 Vince Clark So
LB 44 Tony Closson Fr
DT 92 Ken Coleman  So
DB 83 Bryan Cook Fr
ILB 56 Orlondo Craig Jr
CB 22 Tony Cupe  So
DB 17 Doug Dinan  Jr
CB 21 Zack Dumas Jr
LB 94 Derrick Foster Fr
DT 90 Rich Frimel Fr
CB 11 Mike Giesler  So
ILB 49 Andrew Gurd So
LB 39 Tyrone Harrison So
LB 36 Judah Herman Fr
DB 18 Troy Hilsenroth  Fr
OLB 95 John Kacherski So
LB 62 Charles Keenan  Jr
LB 35 Kristofer Kostival  Fr
OLB 81 Tom Lease Fr
ILB 86 Gary Lickovitch  So
DT 53 Paul Long Fr
DT 93 Derek MacCready Sr
LB 43 John Martin Fr
OLB 99 Michael McCray (C) Sr
LB 34 Joe Metzger Fr
DT 97 Tony Moore  So
DB 25 Chris Ntukgou  So
DT 72 Corey Pargo Fr
S 46 Jim Peel  So
S 48 Mark Pelini  So
DB 33 Trevor Poole  So
S 13 Brady Pugh  Fr
DT 66 Stephen Robbins  So
OLB 47 Patrick Rogan Fr
CB 24 Tim Rutledge So
DT 98 Mike Showalter Jr
CB 20 Dwight Smith  Sr
ILB 57 John Sullivan Sr
NG 67 Mike Sullivan (C) Sr
OLB 30 Otto Susec  So
NG 54 Pat Thomas  Jr
OLB 55 Jason Warner  Fr
OLB 96 Srecko Zizakovic  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 26 Jeff Bohlman  So
PK 41 Brian Eisenberg  Fr
PK 28 Bob Hoyt  So
LS 52 Tom Moore Sr
PK 6 Pat O'Morrow Jr
PK 42 Scott Osborne  Fr
P 8 Mark Smith  Fr
Head coach
  • John Cooper
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gary Blackney
    Inside linebackers
  • Jim Colletto
    Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator
  • Bill Dudley
    Quarterbacks
  • Bert Hill
    Conditioning coach
  • Ron Hudson
    Running backs
  • Gene Huey
    Wide receiver
  • Harry Justvig
    Volunteer Assistant
  • Fred Pagac
    Outside linebackers
  • Bob Palcic
    Centers, Guards
  • Bill Young
    Defensive coordinator
  • Ron Zook
    Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Dec-02

Game summaries

Syracuse

1 234Total
Syracuse 3 303 9
• Ohio St 0 1763 26
Scoring summary
1SYRGreene 24-yard field goalSyracuse 3-0
2OHSTO'Morrow 27-yard field goalTie 3-3
2OHSTSnow 14-yard run (O'Morrow kick)Ohio St 10-3
2OHSTEllis 2-yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick)Ohio St 17-3
2SYRGreene 45-yard field goalOhio St 17-6
3OHSTO'Morrow 33-yard field goalOhio St 20-6
3OHSTO'Morrow 41-yard field goalOhio St 23-6
4SYRGreene 38-yard field goalOhio St 23-9
4OHSTO'Morrow 30-yard field goalOhio St 26-9

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Pittsburgh

1 234Total
Ohio St 3 007 10
• Pittsburgh 14 14014 42

LSU

1 234Total
LSU 3 101010 33
• Ohio St 0 14319 36
Scoring summary
1LSUBrowndyke 38 yard field goalLSU 3–0
2OHSTSnow 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick)OHST 7–3
2OHSTMcCray 22 yard blocked punt return (O'Morrow kick)OHST 14–3
2LSUMoss 30 yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)OHST 14–10
2LSUBrowndyke 27 yard field goalOHST 14–13
3OHSTO'Morrow 35 yard field goalOHST 17–13
3LSUE. Fuller 3 yard run (Browndyke kick)LSU 20–17
3LSUBrowndyke 35 yard field goalLSU 23–17
4OHSTO'Morrow 41 yard field goalLSU 23–20
4LSUBrowndyke 20 yard field goalLSU 26–20
4LSULee 55 yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)LSU 33–20
4OHSTSnow 5 yard run (O'Morrow kick)LSU 33–27
4OHSTSafety, Bourgeois ran through end zoneLSU 33–29
4OHSTOlive 20 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick)OHST 36–33

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Illinois

1 234Total
• Illinois 7 3021 31
Ohio St 0 336 12
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Indiana

1 234Total
Ohio St 0 070 7
• Indiana 14 1476 41
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 52,133

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (2–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 7 141031
Ohio St 7 10 3626

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 90,970
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • TV: WCMH
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Carlos Snow 58-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:32. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:30.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:18. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:13.
  • PUR – Lance Scheib 46-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 10:52. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:17.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 0:48. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 24-yard field goal, 10:22. Ohio St 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:10.
  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr 5-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 6:23. Ohio St 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.
  • PUR – Brian Fox 3-yard run (Larry Sullivan kick), 4:59. Purdue 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:14.

Fourth quarter

  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr 7-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 14:56. Purdue 28–20. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:29.
  • OSU – James Bryant 5-yard run (pass failed), 12:12. Purdue 28–26. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.
  • PUR – Larry Sullivan 49-yard field goal, 6:28. Purdue 31–26. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:39.
Top passers
  • PUR – Brian Fox – 19/27, 223 yards, 3 TD
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 10/21, 193 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • PUR – Jarrett Scales – 21 rushes, 62 yards
  • OSU – Carlos Snow – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Ernie Schramayr – 13 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
  • OSU – Jeff Ellis – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Minnesota

1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 730 13
Minnesota 3 300 6

Michigan State

1 234Total
Ohio St 7 300 10
• Michigan St 7 3100 20
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Spartan Stadium

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 6 600 12
• Ohio St 3 2137 34
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Iowa

1 234Total
Ohio St 7 773 24
Iowa 14 703 24
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 12:15 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 67,700
  • Game weather: Rain; 40 °F (4 °C); wind 10–12 mph (16–19 km/h) SE
  • Referee: Gil Marchman
Scoring summary
Q110:12IOWAStewart 1 yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
Q18:41IOWACook 29 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 14–0
Q14:17OSUM. Sullivan 13 yard interception return (O'Morrow kick)IOWA 14–7
Q211:45IOWAHarberts 48 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–7
Q27:51OSUEllis 2 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick)IOWA 21–14
Q39:56OSUS. Graham 5 yard run (O'Morrow kick)Tie 21–21
Q48:21OSUO'Morrow 39 yard field goalOSU 24–21
Q4:16IOWASkillett 40 yard field goalTie 24–24

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Michigan

Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan 10 10 01434
Ohio St 0 0 141731

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 19, 1988
  • Game time: 12:10 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 90,176
  • Referee: John Nealow
Game information

First quarter

  • MICH – Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal, 5:47. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:09.
  • MICH – Greg McMurtry 57-yard pass from Demetrius Brown (Mike Gillette kick), 1:06. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44.

Second quarter

  • MICH – Leroy Hoard 18-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 8:35. Michigan 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:53.
  • MICH – Mike Gillette 56-yard field goal, 0:00. Michigan 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:35.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Carlos Snow 4-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:06. Michigan 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:48.
  • OSU – Bill Matlock 9-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 4:59. Michigan 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:08.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Bobby Olive 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 11:26. Ohio St 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:42.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 21-yard field goal, 8:30. Ohio St 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:50.
  • MICH – Leroy Hoard 8-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 4:20. Michigan 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:03.
  • OSU – Bill Matlock 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:02. Ohio St 31–27. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:12.
  • MICH – John Kolesar 41-yard pass from Demetrius Brown (Mike Gillette kick), 1:37. Michigan 34–31. Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:15.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • MICH – John Kolesar – 3 receptions, 95 yards, TD
  • OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD

1989 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Jeff Uhlenhake 5 121 Center Miami Dolphins
Vince Workman 5 127 Running back Green Bay Packers
Derek MacCready 9 226 Defensive end Detroit Lions
Everett Ross 12 335 Wide receiver Minnesota Vikings

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References

  1. ^ "Buckeye comeback drops LSU". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 11.
  3. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25.
  4. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Sep-30.
  5. ^ "Iowa ties Ohio State on last-minute field goal". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1988. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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