The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1987-1988. 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[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 10*
|
Syracuse
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
W 26–9
|
89,768
|
| September 17*
|
at Pittsburgh
|
#18
|
Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA
|
ESPN
|
L 10–42
|
56,500
|
| September 24*
|
#7 LSU
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
W 36–33
|
90,584
|
| October 1
|
Illinois
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
L 12–31
|
90,274
|
| October 8
|
at Indiana
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
|
|
L 7–41
|
52,133
|
| October 15
|
Purdue
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
L 26–31
|
90,970
|
| October 22
|
Minnesota
|
|
The Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN
|
|
W 13–6
|
44,221
|
| October 29
|
at Michigan State
|
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
|
L 10–20
|
77,111
|
| November 5
|
Wisconsin
|
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
|
W 34–12
|
90,032
|
| November 12
|
at Iowa
|
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
|
T 24–24
|
67,700
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| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.
|
[1]
Coaching staff[]
- John Cooper - Head Coach - 1st year
- Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (5th year)
- Jim Colletto - Offensive Coordinator (1st year)
- Bill Dudley - (1st year)
- Ron Hudson - Running Backs (1st year)
- Gene Huey - Wide Receivers (1st year)
- Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (3rd year)
- Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (7th year)
- Bill Young - Defensive Line (1st year)
- Ron Zook - Defensive Backs (1st year)
Season summary[]
Syracuse[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| Syracuse
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
3
|
9
|
| • Ohio St
|
0 |
17 |
6 |
3
|
26
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| SYR | Greene 24 yard field goal | Syracuse 3-0 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | O'Morrow 27 yard field goal | Tie 3-3 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | Snow 14 yard run (O'Morrow kick) | Ohio St 10-3 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | Ellis 2 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick) | Ohio St 17-3 |
|
| 2 |
| SYR | Greene 45 yard field goal | Ohio St 17-6 |
|
| 3 |
| OHST | O'Morrow 33 yard field goal | Ohio St 20-6 |
|
| 3 |
| OHST | O'Morrow 41 yard field goal | Ohio St 23-6 |
|
| 4 |
| SYR | Greene 38 yard field goal | Ohio St 23-9 |
|
| 4 |
| OHST | O'Morrow 30 yard field goal | Ohio St 26-9 |
|
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[3]
External links[]
References[]
- Draft data
