1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Hall of Fame Bowl, L 31–14 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#24
1989 record	8-4 (6-2 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young
MVP	Derek Isaman
Captain	5 David Brown Jeff Davidson Zack Dumas Derek Isaman Joe Staysniak
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 86,071)

1989 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#10 Illinois	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Michigan State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#24 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–14, to the Auburn Tigers.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:30 PM	Oklahoma State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 37–13	88,670
September 23	3:30 PM	at #12 USC*	#25	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 3–42	69,876
September 30	1:30 PM	Boston College*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 34–29	88,936
October 7	3:30 PM	at #18 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	L 14–34	69,088
October 14	1:30 PM	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 35–31	89,750
October 21	1:30 PM	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 21–3	89,091
October 28	3:30 PM	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ABC	W 41–37	33,945
November 4	2:00 PM	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 52–27	28,236
November 11	12:30 PM	Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 28–0	89,536
November 18	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#22	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 42–22	89,626
November 25	12:00 PM	at #3 Michigan	#20	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 18–28	106,137
January 1	12:00 PM	vs. #9 Auburn*	#21	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 14–31	52,235
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

John Cooper - Head Coach - 2nd year
Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
Jim Colletto - Offensive Coordinator (2nd year)
Ron Hudson - Quarterbacks (2nd year)
Gene Huey - Offensive Wide Receivers (2nd year)
Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (4th year)
Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (8th year)
Bobby Turner - Running Backs (1st year)
Bill Young - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
Ron Zook - Defensive Backs (2nd year)

Season summary

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	0	8	10	23	41
Minnesota	17	14	0	6	37

Date: October 28
Location: Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	10	3	6	22
• Ohio St	7	21	14	0	42

Date: November 18
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 89,626
Game weather: Partly cloudy; 28°F; wind 14–16 SW
Referee: Jim Kemmerling

Scoring summary

Q1	12:06	WIS	Thompson 40 yard field goal	WIS 3–0

Q1	5:00	OHST	Lee 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 7–3

Q2	10:35	WIS	Thompson 36 yard field goal	OHST 7–6

Q2	8:35	WIS	Vincent 71 yard punt return (Thompson kick)	WIS 13–7

Q2	6:25	OHST	Palmer 9 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 14–13

Q2	1:24	OHST	Lee 18 yard run (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 21–13

Q2	1:07	OHST	Brown 43 yard interception return (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 28–13

Q3	12:13	OHST	Graham 16 yard run (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 35–13

Q3	9:34	WIS	Thompson 35 yard field goal	OHST 35–16

Q3	3:10	OHST	Graham 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick)	OHST 42–16

Q4	8:26	WIS	Hudson 5 yard run (run failed)	OHST 42–22

Graham 23 Rush, 152 Yds

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1990 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jeff Davidson	5	111	Guard	Denver Broncos
Joe Staysniak	7	185	Guard	San Diego Chargers
Tim Moxley	9	243	Guard	Washington Redskins

References

↑ http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2009/10/flashback-ohio-state-vs-minnesota-1989.html
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-18.

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

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