Season Record: 4-6-1
Conference Record: 2-5-1
Home Record: 3-3
Road Record: 1-3-1
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1988 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormy Warner | ST, SS | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 |  Lance Price | CB, TB | 6'1" | 190 | 2/4/1967 | Toledo, OH | Scott |
| 2 |  Bernard Edwards | FL | 6'5" | 195 | 2/24/1969 | Ft. Myers, FL | Ft. Myers |
| 3 |  Greg Beatty | SE | 5'11" | 175 | 7/1/1970 | Houston, TX | Willowridge |
| 3 |  Sean Bell | DB, FS, ST | 6'2" | 195 | 12/25/1965 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 4 |  Kirk Herbstreit | H, QB | 6'2" | 212 | 8/19/1969 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 4 |  Wes Siegenthaler | SE | 6'0" | 172 | 10/6/1967 | Massillon, OH | Washington |
| 5 |  Everett Ross | FL, SE, ST, TB | 5'11" | 188 | 3/6/1966 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 6 |  Pat O’Morrow | K | 5'11" | 180 | 10/24/1967 | Radford, VA | Radford |
| 7 |  Vinnie Clark | CB | 6'1" | 193 | 1/22/1969 | Cincinnati, OH | CAPE |
| 8 |  Bobby Olive | FL | 6'1" | 165 | 4/22/1969 | Atlanta, GA | Douglass |
| 8 |  Mark Smith | P | 6'2" | 215 | 11/16/1967 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 9 |  Jason Frank | QB | 6'3" | 225 | 9/18/1970 | Anaheim, CA | Servite |
| 11 |  Bill Matlock | FB, ST | 5'9" | 220 | 4/22/1967 | Columbus, OH | Beechcroft |
| 12 |  Nick Cochran | QB | 6'2" | 195 | 12/01/1969 | Girard, OH | Girard |
| 13 |  Scott Powell | H, OLB, QB, TE | 6'4" | 221 | 2/19/1966 | North Canton, OH | Hoover |
| 13 | Brady Pugh | S | 5'11" | 175 | - | Lima, OH | Lima Senior |
| 14 |  Chris Stablein | OLB, QB | 6'3" | 215 | 1/6/1968 | Erie, PA | McDowell |
| 15 |  Greg Frey | QB | 6'2" | 195 | 1/29/1968 | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier |
| 16 |  Mike Chancey | OLB, QB | 6'4" | 245 | 4/21/1968 | Syracuse, OH | Meigs |
| 17 |  John Wagoner | FL, QB, ST, SS | 6'3" | 207 | 6/01/1968 | High Point, NC | Andrews |
| 17 | Doug Dinan | DB | 6'0" | 175 | - | Zanesville, OH | Bishop Rosencrans |
| 18 | Troy Hilsenroth | SS | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Dwight Smith | CB, S, ST | 5'11" | 180 | 9/1/1966 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 21 |  Zack Dumas | CB, ST, SS | 6'2" | 192 | 3/14/1968 | Deptford, NJ | Deptford |
| 21 | David McAllister | QB | 6'2" | 195 | - | Athens, OH | Athens |
| 22 |  Tony Cupe | CB, WR | 6'0" | 190 | 4/24/1968 | Columbus, OH | South |
| 23 | Jason Warner | SS | 6'1" | 180 | - | Marion, OH | Pleasant |
| 23 |  Marc Hicks | SE, TB, WR | 6'2" | 205 | 6/2/1966 | Davis, CA | Davis |
| 24 |  Tim Rutledge | CB, ST | 6'1" | 190 | 2/5/1969 | Youngstown, OH | East |
| 25 |  Carlos Snow | TB | 5'9" | 200 | 10/24/1968 | Cincinnati, OH | CAPE |
| 25 | Chris Ntukogu | DB | 5'10" | 150 | - | Nsukka, NRA | Bowling Green |
| 27 |  David Brown | CB, S | 6'0" | 182 | 7/7/1966 | Utica, NY | Notre Dame |
| 27 | John Dawson | SE | 5'11" | 175 | - | Grand Rapids, OH | Otsego |
| 28 |  John Spencer | FB | 6'0" | 215 | 11/20/1968 | St. Clairsville, OH | St. Clairsville |
| 28 | Bob Hoyt | K | 6'1" | 150 | - | Strongsville, OH | Strongsville |
| 29 |  Bryan Cook | CB, S | 6'3" | 190 | 11/13/1969 | Youngstown, OH | Ursuline |
| 30 |  Brent Johnson | ILB, OLB, ST | 6'1" | 218 | 6/24/1969 | Columbus, OH | Bexley |
| 30 | Otto Susec | OLB | 6'2" | 225 | - | Maple Heights, OH | Trinity |
| 31 | Mike Giesler | CB | 5'11" | 185 | - | Woodville, OH | Woodmore |
| 32 |  Dave Bals | ILB | 6'2" | 219 | 9/24/1969 | Eastlake, OH | Willoughby South |
| 33 |  Tony Goodgame | TB | 6'2" | 230 | 6/30/1970 | Roxbury, NJ | Roxbury |
| 33 | Trevor Poole | DB | 6'1" | 193 | - | Belpre, OH | Belpre |
| 35 |  Scottie Graham | FB | 5'10" | 220 | 3/28/1969 | Long Beach, NY | Long Beach |
| 35 | Kristofer Kostival | ILB | 5'11" | 225 | - | Chauncey, OH | Athens |
| 36 |  Judah Herman | ILB | 6'1" | 225 | 1/10/1970 | Bainbridge, OH | Kenston |
| 37 |  Buster Howe | CB | 6'0" | 180 | 8/21/1969 | Zanesville, OH | Zanesville |
| 39 |  Tyrone Harrison | FB, ILB | 6'2" | 235 | 5/4/1969 | Highland Park, NJ | Highland Park |
| 41 |  Jaymes Bryant | TB | 6'0" | 215 | 6/18/1967 | Harrisburg, PA | Bishop McDevitt |
| 41 | Brian Eisenberg | K | 5'10" | 159 | - | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Andover |
| 42 |  Vince Workman | FL, TB | 5'11" | 195 | 5/9/1967 | Dublin, OH | Dublin |
| 42 | Scott Osborne | 5'7" | 188 | - | Iselin, NJ | JFK Memorial | |
| 43 |  John Martin | OLB | 6'3" | 214 | 1/11/1970 | Watseka, IL | Watseka |
| 44 |  Tony Closson | ILB | 5'11" | 233 | 9/11/1968 | Delphos, OH | Jefferson |
| 46 |  Jim Peel | ST, SS | 5'11" | 190 | 4/15/1968 | Beaver Falls, PA | Blackhawk |
| 47 | Patrick Rogan | OLB | 6'2" | 218 | - | Urbana, OH | Urbana |
| 47 | Tony Fenstermaker | FL | 6'2" | 185 | - | Powell, OH | Olentangy |
| 48 |  Mark “Bo” Pelini | FS | 6'2" | 195 | 12/13/1967 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 49 |  Andy Gurd | ILB | 6'3" | 230 | 3/27/1969 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston |
| 50 |  Jeff Davidson | OG, OT | 6'6" | 300 | 10/03/1967 | Westerville, OH | North |
| 51 |  Greg Zackeroff | OG | 6'5" | 265 | 4/15/1966 | Warren, OH | Harding |
| 52 |  Len Hartman | OG | 6'2" | 280 | 11/10/1969 | Leavittsburg, OH | LaBrae |
| 52 |  Tom Moore | C, LS, ST | 6'3" | 227 | 2/19/1966 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 54 |  Pat Thomas | NG | 6'1" | 260 | 6/6/1966 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 56 |  Orlondo Craig | ILB | 6'1" | 215 | 7/12/1967 | Detroit, MI | Mackenzie |
| 57 |  John Sullivan | ILB | 6'0" | 237 | 10/27/1965 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 58 | Tom Scholl | C | 6'1" | 220 | - | Columbus, OH | Watterson |
| 61 |  Ken Voll | C, OG | 6'3" | 270 | 6/15/1968 | Lakewood, OH | Lakewood |
| 62 |  Tony Moore | DT, OT | 6'4" | 296 | 1/30/1968 | Amherst, OH | Steele |
| 62 |  Dan Hirneise | C | 6'3" | 290 | 10/1/1966 | Marion, OH | Pleasant |
| 62 |  Charlie Keenan | NG, OLB, ST | 6'2" | 220 | 10/2/1966 | Steubenville, OH | Steubenville |
| 63 |  Roy Nichols | OG, OT | 6'5" | 295 | 1/9/1969 | Jeannette, PA | Jeannette |
| 64 |  Mike Kuri | C, LS | 6'5" | 275 | 6/10/1967 | Martins Ferry, OH | Martins Ferry |
| 65 |  Erik Grimm | OG | 6'4" | 260 | 8/23/1968 | Sisterville, WV | Sisterville |
| 66 |  Paul Long | C, DT | 6'5" | 282 | 4/9/1969 | Highland Heights, OH | Mayfield |
| 66 |  Karl Coles | DT, OG | 6'5" | 295 | 2/23/1967 | Gahanna, OH | Lincoln |
| 66 | Stephen Robbins | DT | 6'3" | 247 | - | Westerville, OH | South |
| 67 | Travis Lutz | TE | 6'4 | 220 | - | Bucyrus, OH | Colonel Crawford |
| 67 |  Mike Sullivan | ILB, NG, ST | 6'0" | 241 | 10/27/1965 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 68 |  Jeff Uhlenhake | C, DT, OG | 6'4" | 270 | 1/28/1966 | Newark, OH | Newark Catholic |
| 69 |  John Schilling | OT | 6'4" | 265 | 1/14/1970 | Clinton, OH | Massillon Washington |
| 70 |  Steve France | OG, OT | 6'5" | 275 | 12/27/1966 | Lancaster, PA | Catholic |
| 71 |  Mike Huddleston | C, OG | 6'5" | 285 | 12/30/1968 | Wooster, OH | Wooster |
| 72 |  Corey Pargo | NG | 6'3" | 280 | 1/14/1970 | Toledo, OH | Rogers |
| 73 |  Paul Sherrick | OT | 6'8" | 300 | 11/02/1969 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 74 |  Tim Moxley | OT | 6'7" | 310 | 3/6/1967 | Barnesville, OH | Barnesville |
| 75 |  John Peterson | OG | 6'4" | 292 | 3/20/1968 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 76 |  Dan Beatty | C, DT | 6'4" | 285 | 9/18/1967 | East Liverpool, OH | East Liverpool |
| 78 |  Mick Shoaf | OT | 6'6" | 285 | 3/10/1969 | Orwell, OH | Grand Valley |
| 79 |  Joe Staysniak | OT | 6'5" | 290 | 12/08/1966 | Elyria, OH | Midview |
| 80 |  Chris Roy | TE | 6'3" | 245 | 1/18/1970 | Westerville, OH | DeSales |
| 81 |  Tom Lease | ILB | 6'5" | 230 | 8/31/1969 | Kenton, OH | Kenton |
| 81 | Anthony Cook | TE | 6'2" | 210 | - | Cincinnati, OH | Mt. Healthy |
| 82 |  Jay Koch | FL, OLB, ST, TE | 6'2" | 220 | 2/9/1969 | Cincinnati, OH | Purcell Marian |
| 84 |  Jeff Graham | FL | 6'2" | 195 | 2/14/1969 | Dayton, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 85 |  Jim Palmer | TE | 6'5" | 250 | 9/5/1966 | Loudonville, OH | Loudonville |
| 86 |  Gary Lickovitch | TE | 6'3" | 245 | 10/28/1966 | Solon, OH | Solon |
| 87 |  Rich Huffman | ST, TE | 6'3" | 240 | 11/21/1967 | Salem, OH | Salem |
| 89 |  Jeff Ellis | TE | 6'4" | 250 | 03/04/1968 | Louisville, KY | Male |
| 90 |  Rich Frimel | DE, DT | 6'3" | 250 | 1/6/1970 | North Olmsted, OH | North Olmsted |
| 91 |  Brian Benio | ILB | 6'2" | 230 | 3/2/1968 | Roswell, GA | Roswell |
| 91 | Scott St. John | TE | 6'3" | 205 | - | Mineral Ridge, OH | Mineral Ridge |
| 92 |  Ken Coleman | NG | 6'2" | 260 | 5/24/1968 | Dayton, OH | Meadowdale |
| 93 |  Derek MacCready | DT | 6'5" | 265 | 5/4/1967 | Montreal, QC | Lachine |
| 94 |  Derrick Foster | DE, OLB | 6'5" | 250 | 3/17/1970 | Dayton, OH | Patterson |
| 95 |  John Kacherski | DT, NG, OLB | 6'3" | 240 | 6/27/1967 | Riverhead, NY | Milford Academy |
| 96 |  Srecko Zizakovic | DE, DT, OLB | 6'5" | 250 | 8/13/1966 | Weston, ON | Weston Collegiate |
| 97 |  Joe Metzger | OLB, TE | 6'2" | 237 | 6/24/1969 | Centerville, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 98 |  Mike Showalter | DT | 6'4" | 272 | 6/3/1968 | Bay Village, OH | Bay Village |
| 99 |  Michael McCray | OLB, ST | 6'3" | 230 | 6/23/1965 | Dayton, OH | Dunbar |
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach: Jim Colletto
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Young
Wide Receivers: Gene Huey
Running Backs: Ron Hudson
Interior Offensive Line: Bob Palcic
Quarterbacks: Bill Dudley
Inside Linebackers: Gary Blackney
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Defensive Backs: Ron Zook
1988 Ohio State Football Statistics
1988 Ohio State Passing Stats
| Player | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Frey | 152 | 293 | 51.9 | 2028 | 8 | 13 |
| John Wagoner | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Rushing Stats
| Player | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Snow | 152 | 775 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 |
| Bill Matlock | 69 | 317 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Frey | 60 | -34 | -0.6 | 2 | 3 |
| Jaymes Bryant | 52 | 245 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 38 | 164 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Hicks | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Spencer | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wagoner | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Olive | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Graham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Receiving Stats
| Player | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ellis | 40 | 492 | 12.3 | 2 |
| Jeff Graham | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 2 |
| Bobby Olive | 25 | 370 | 14.8 | 2 |
| Marc Hicks | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 1 |
| Bernard Edwards | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 1 |
| Bill Matlock | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Carlos Snow | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 |
| John Spencer | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Wes Siegenthaler | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 |
| Greg Frey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Jay Koch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jim Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Defensive Statistics
| Player | Position | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sullivan | ILB | 88 | 38 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Peel | ST, SS | 87 | 54 | 33 | 7.5 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Dumas | CB, ST, SS | 85 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlondo Craig | ILB | 70 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sullivan | ILB, NG, ST | 67 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek MacCready | DT | 53 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Srecko Zizakovic | DE, DT, OLB | 44 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Clark | CB | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| David Brown | CB, S | 41 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark “Bo” Pelini | FS | 40 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCray | OLB, ST | 40 | 24 | 16 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kacherski | DT, NG, OLB | 36 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Benio | ILB | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | CB, S, ST | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | NG | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Gurd | ILB | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Coleman | NG | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Rogan | OLB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Judah Herman | ILB | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Showalter | DT | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Frimel | DE, DT | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keenan | NG, OLB, ST | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Huffman | ST, TE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stormy Warner | ST, SS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Rutledge | CB, ST | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Hilsenroth | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Stats
| Player | Pt | Pt Yds | Punt Avg | TB | I20 | Pt Blkd | XP | XPA | XP % | FG | FGA | FG % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat O’Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 |
 Jeff Bohlman | 50 | 1952 | 39.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1988 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats
| Player | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Snow | 19 | 513 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marc Hicks | 12 | 233 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Olive | 7 | 203 | 29.0 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stormy Warner | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Staysniak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jay Koch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rich Huffman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ellis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
 Jim Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Clark | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Jaymes Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCray | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results
John Cooper’s first season with Ohio State was a rocky one that resulted in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten and no bowl appearance. OSU scored a combined 229 points (20.8 ppg) and allowed 283 (25.7 ppg). Ohio State did not win consecutive games all year. The highlight of 1988 was a wild home win against seventh-ranked LSU in Week 3. Unable to capitalize on that win, OSU went on to lose their next three games to open the Big Ten season.
1988 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results
| Date | Game | Result | Stadium | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse @ Ohio State | 9 - 26 | Ohio Stadium | 89,768 | |
| Ohio State @ Pittsburgh | 42 - 10 | Pitt Stadium | 56,500 | |
| LSU @ Ohio State | 33 - 36 | Ohio Stadium | 90,584 | |
| Illinois @ Ohio State | 31 - 12 | Ohio Stadium | 90,274 | |
| Ohio State @ Indiana | 7 - 41 | Memorial Stadium | 52,133 | |
| Purdue @ Ohio State | 31 - 26 | Ohio Stadium | 90,970 | |
| Ohio State @ Minnesota | 13 - 6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 44,221 | |
| Ohio State @ Michigan State | 10 - 20 | Ohio Stadium | 77,111 | |
| Wisconsin @ Ohio State | 12 - 34 | Ohio Stadium | 90,032 | |
| Ohio State @ Iowa | 24 - 24 | Kinnick Stadium | 67,700 | |
| Michigan @ Ohio State | 34 - 31 | Ohio Stadium | 90,176 |