1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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 p.m. |
Oklahoma State* |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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W 37–13 |
88,670 |
September 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
at No. 12 USC* |
No. 25 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 3–42 |
69,876 |
September 30 |
1:30 p.m. |
Boston College* |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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W 34–29 |
88,936 |
October 7 |
3:30 p.m. |
at No. 18 Illinois |
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Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) |
ABC |
L 14–34 |
69,088 |
October 14 |
1:30 p.m. |
Indiana |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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W 35–31 |
89,750 |
October 21 |
1:30 p.m. |
Purdue |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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W 21–3 |
89,091 |
October 28 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Minnesota |
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN |
ABC |
W 41–37 |
33,945 |
November 4 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern |
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Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
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W 52–27 |
28,236 |
November 11 |
12:30 p.m. |
Iowa |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ESPN |
W 28–0 |
89,536 |
November 18 |
1:30 p.m. |
Wisconsin |
No. 22 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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W 42–22 |
89,626 |
November 25 |
12:00 p.m. |
at No. 3 Michigan |
No. 20 |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) |
ABC |
L 18–28 |
106,137 |
January 1, 1990 |
12:00 p.m. |
vs. No. 9 Auburn* |
No. 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
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
12:06 | WIS | Thompson 40 yard field goal | WIS 3–0 |
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Q1 |
5:00 | OHST | Lee 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 7–3 |
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Q2 |
10:35 | WIS | Thompson 36 yard field goal | OHST 7–6 |
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Q2 |
8:35 | WIS | Vincent 71 yard punt return (Thompson kick) | WIS 13–7 |
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Q2 |
6:25 | OHST | Palmer 9 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 14–13 |
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Q2 |
1:24 | OHST | Lee 18 yard run (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 21–13 |
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Q2 |
1:07 | OHST | Brown 43 yard interception return (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 28–13 |
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Q3 |
12:13 | OHST | Graham 16 yard run (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 35–13 |
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Q3 |
9:34 | WIS | Thompson 35 yard field goal | OHST 35–16 |
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Q3 |
3:10 | OHST | Graham 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick) | OHST 42–16 |
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Q4 |
8:26 | WIS | Hudson 5 yard run (run failed) | OHST 42–22 |
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References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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