1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten co-champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
1998 record	11–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jacobs (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Pagac (3rd year)
MVP	Joe Germaine
Captain	Joe Germaine
Captain	Jerry Rudzinski
Captain	Antoine Winfield
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841)

1998 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Ohio State %+		7	–	1		11	–	1
#6 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1		11	–	1
#12 Michigan +		7	–	1		10	–	3
#24 Purdue		6	–	2		9	–	4
#17 Penn State		5	–	3		9	–	3
Michigan State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Minnesota		2	–	6		5	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6		4	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	8
Iowa		2	–	6		3	–	8
Northwestern		0	–	8		3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 Bucks 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 p.m.	at No. 11 West Virginia*	No. 1	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	CBS	W 34–17	68,409^[3]
September 12	12:30 p.m.	Toledo*	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 49–0	93,149^[3]
September 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Missouri*	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 35–14	93,269^[3]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC	W 28–9	93,479^[3]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN+	W 41–0	46,390^[3]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 45–15	93,138^[3]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 1	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	W 36–10	47,130^[3]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 1	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 38–7	52,049^[3]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 24–28	93,595^[3]
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 7	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 45–14	69,473^[3]
November 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan	No. 7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 31–16	94,339^[3]
January 1, 1999	8:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Texas A&M*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 24–14	76,503^[3]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	10	10	7	7	34
Mountaineers	3	7	0	7	17

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	21	21	7	0	49

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	14	0	0	14
Buckeyes	7	6	8	14	35

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn St	0	3	6	0	9
• Ohio St	0	14	14	0	28

Date: October 3
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Source: USA Today

Scoring summary

2	PSU	Forney 42-yard field goal	Penn St 3-0

2	OHST	Rudzinski recovered fumble in end zone (Stultz kick)	Ohio St 7-3

2	OHST	Wiley 20-yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)	Ohio St 14-3

3	OHST	Cooper recovered blocked punt in end zone (Stultz kick)	Ohio St 21-3

3	PSU	Cerimele 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed)	Ohio St 21-9

3	OHST	Montgomery 1-yard run (Stultz kick)	Ohio St 28-9

Illinois

#1 Ohio St at Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	10	14	0	17	41
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 46,390
Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary

Q1	11:32	OHST	Stultz 40 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q1	2:52	OHST	Lumpkin 1 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)	OHST 10–0

Q2	11:17	OHST	Boston 30 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)	OHST 17–0

Q2	6:19	OHST	Germany 37 yard pass from Germaine (Stultz kick)	OHST 24–0

Q4	12:51	OHST	Stultz 46 yard field goal	OHST 27–0

Q4	10:57	OHST	Diggs 47 yard fumble return (Stultz kick)	OHST 34–0

Q4	3:45	OHST	Wells 2 yard run (Stultz kick)	OHST 41–0

Joe Germaine 17/28, 307 Yds (third straight 300+ yard passing game – school record)

^[4]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	3	10	0	2	15
Buckeyes	14	17	7	7	45

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	17	6	6	7	36
Wildcats	7	3	0	0	10

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	14	7	7	10	38
Hooisers	0	7	0	0	7

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	6	9	10	28
Buckeyes	17	0	7	0	24

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	14	14	7	10	45
Hawkeyes	7	7	0	0	14

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	10	3	3	16
• Ohio State	14	7	10	0	31

Date: November 21
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 94,339
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

1	12:20	OSU	Michael Wiley 53-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 7–0

1	9:44	OSU	Dee Miller 16-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 14–0

2	14:33	MICH	Jay Feely 27-yard field goal	OSU 14–3

2	4:03	OSU	David Boston 30-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 21–3

2	0:25	MICH	Tai Streets 3-yard pass from Tom Brady (Jay Feely kick)	OSU 21–10

3		OSU	David Boston 43-yard pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 28–10

3		MICH	Jay Feely 34-yard field goal	OSU 28–13

3		OSU	Dan Stultz 39-yard field goal	OSU 31–13

4	14:47	MICH	Jay Feely 30-yard field goal	OSU 31–16

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 pass Cris Carter on the school's all-time yardage list.^[5]

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	7	0	14
Buckeyes	21	3	0	0	24

Coaching staff

John Cooper - Head Coach - 11th year
Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (11th year)
Jim Heacock - Defensive Line (4th year)
Mike Jacobs - Offensive Coordinator (4th year)
Fred Pagac - Defensive Coordinator (17th year)
Tim Salem - (2nd year)
Shawn Simms - Defensive Ends (2nd year)
Tim Spencer - Running Backs (5th year)
Chuck Strobart - Offensive Coordinator (4th year)
Jon Tenuta - Defensive Backs (3rd year)

1999 NFL draftees

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

References

↑ Thomaselli, Rich (1998). "Big Ten". The Sporting News. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
↑ "A Case for No. 1". CNN. January 9, 1999. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
↑ USA Today. Retrieved 2014-Sep-02.
↑ "Michigan vs. Ohio State". USA Today. November 21, 1998.

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

Big Ten Conference football champions

Western Conference	Wisconsin (1896) Wisconsin (1897) Michigan (1898) Chicago (1899) Iowa & Minnesota (1900) Michigan & Wisconsin (1901) Michigan (1902) Michigan, Minnesota, & Northwestern (1903) Michigan & Minnesota (1904) Chicago (1905) Michigan, Minnesota, & Wisconsin (1906) Chicago (1907) Chicago (1908) Minnesota (1909) Illinois & Minnesota (1910) Minnesota (1911) Wisconsin (1912) Chicago (1913) Illinois (1914) Illinois & Minnesota (1915) Ohio State (1916) Ohio State (1917)

Big Ten	Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue (1918) Illinois (1919) Ohio State (1920) Iowa (1921) Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan (1922) Illinois & Michigan (1923) Chicago (1924) Michigan (1925) Michigan & Northwestern (1926) Illinois & Minnesota (1927) Illinois (1928) Purdue (1929) Michigan & Northwestern (1930) Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931) Michigan & Purdue (1932) Michigan & Minnesota (1933) Minnesota (1934) Minnesota & Ohio State (1935) Northwestern (1936) Minnesota (1937) Minnesota (1938) Ohio State (1939)

Big Nine	Minnesota (1940) Minnesota (1941) Ohio State (1942) Michigan & Purdue (1943) Ohio State (1944) Indiana (1945) Illinois (1946) Michigan (1947) Michigan (1948)

Big Ten	Michigan & Ohio State (1949) Michigan (1950) Illinois (1951) Purdue & Wisconsin (1952) Illinois & Michigan State (1953) Ohio State (1954) Ohio State (1955) Iowa (1956) Ohio State (1957) Iowa (1958) Wisconsin (1959) Minnesota & Iowa (1960) Ohio State (1961) Wisconsin (1962) Illinois (1963) Michigan (1964) Michigan State (1965) Michigan State (1966) Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue (1967) Ohio State (1968) Michigan & Ohio State (1969) Ohio State (1970) Michigan (1971) Michigan & Ohio State (1972) Michigan & Ohio State (1973) Michigan & Ohio State (1974) Ohio State (1975) Michigan & Ohio State (1976) Michigan & Ohio State (1977) Michigan & Michigan State (1978) Ohio State (1979) Michigan (1980) Iowa & Ohio State (1981) Michigan (1982) Illinois (1983) Ohio State (1984) Iowa (1985) Michigan & Ohio State (1986) Michigan State (1987) Michigan (1988) Michigan (1989) Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State (1990) Michigan (1991) Michigan (1992) Ohio State & Wisconsin (1993) Penn State (1994) Northwestern (1995) Ohio State & Northwestern (1996) Michigan (1997) Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin (1998) Wisconsin (1999) Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue (2000) Illinois (2001) Ohio State & Iowa (2002) Michigan (2003) Iowa & Michigan (2004) Ohio State & Penn State (2005) Ohio State (2006) Ohio State (2007) Ohio State & Penn State (2008) Ohio State (2009) Michigan State & Wisconsin (2010) Wisconsin (2011) Wisconsin (2012) Michigan State (2013) Ohio State (2014) Michigan State (2015) Penn State (2016)

National championships in bold

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