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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 .
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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 .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 8:00 p.m. at No. 11
West Virginia * No. 1
CBS W 34–1768,409
September 12 12:30 p.m.
Toledo * No. 1
ESPN W 49–093,149
September 19 3:30 p.m. No. 21
Missouri * No. 1
ABC W 35–1493,269
October 3 12:00 p.m. No. 7
Penn State No. 1 ABC W 28–993,479
October 10 12:00 p.m. at
Illinois No. 1
ESPN Plus W 41–046,390
October 17 12:00 p.m.
Minnesota No. 1 ESPN Plus W 45–1593,138
October 24 12:00 p.m. at
Northwestern No. 1
ESPN2 W 36–1047,130
October 31 3:30 p.m. at
Indiana No. 1 ABC W 38–752,049
November 7 3:30 p.m.
Michigan State No. 1 ABC L 24–2893,595
November 14 3:30 p.m. at
Iowa No. 7 ABC W 45–1469,473
November 21 12:00 p.m. No. 11
Michigan No. 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (
rivalry ) ABC W 31–1694,339
January 1, 1999 8:30 p.m. vs. No. 8
Texas A&M * No. 3 ABC W 24–1476,503
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Eastern time
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Game summaries
West Virginia
#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, 1998Game time : 8:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 76°, Clear & Mild, wind 5 SGame attendance : 68,409Referee : 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
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, 1998Game time : 12:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 85°, Clear & Sunny, wind 7 WGame attendance : 93,149Referee : 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
#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, 1998Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 80°, Sunny, wind 5 SGame attendance : 93,269Referee : 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
#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, 1998Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 60°, Overcast Rain, wind 5-10 SSWGame attendance : 93,479Referee : 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
#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, 1998Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 64°, Sunny, wind 7 SWGame attendance : 46,390Referee : 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
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, 1998Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 70°, Sunny, wind 5-10 SGame attendance : 93,183Referee : 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
#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, 1998Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 52°, Sunny, wind 9 SWGame attendance : 47,130Referee : 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
#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, 1998Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 63°, Partly Cloudy, wind 10-15 NWGame attendance : 52,049Referee : 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
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, 1998Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 48°, Clear, wind 5-10 WGame attendance : 93,595Referee : 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
Iowa
#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, 1998Game time : 3:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : 61°, Clear wind 17-20 NWGame 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
#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, 1998Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)Game attendance : 94,339Referee : Bill LeMonnierTV : ABC
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.
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Texas A&M
#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, 1999Game time : 7:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : None (indoors)Game attendance : 76,502Referee : 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
Roster
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
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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 Strobart – Wide receivers (4th year)
Jon Tenuta – Defensive backs (3rd year)
Depth chart
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
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes 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
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore Media People
Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Western Conference Big Ten Big Nine Big Ten National championships in bold