1989 Ohio State Football Roster

Season Record: 8-4
Conference Record: 6-2
Home Record: 6-0
Road Record 2-3 (0-1 neutral site)
Final AP Ranking: 24th

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1989 Roster

#	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Birthday	Hometown	High School
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
4	Kirk Herbstreit	H, QB	6'2"	212	8/19/1969	Centerville, OH	Centerville
5	Darrell Lewis	SS	6'2"	180	3/24/1971	San Diego, CA	Samuel F.B. Morse
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
9	Jason Frank	QB	6'3"	225	9/18/1970	Anaheim, CA	Servite
10	Derek Isaman	ILB, OLB	6'3"	220	4/3/1967	Fremont, OH	Ross
12	Nick Cochran	QB	6'2"	195	12/01/1969	Girard, OH	Girard
13	Chico Nelson	CB, FS, SS	6'2"	188	12/25/1969	Sarasota, FL	Sarasota
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
18	Tim Walton	CB	6'0"	163	3/11/1971	Columbus, GA	Carver
19	Aaron Payne	SE	5'8"	165	5/16/1971	Louisville, KY	Holy Cross
20	Dante Lee	TB	5'10"	180	10/15/1970	Dayton, OH	Meadowdale
21	Zack Dumas	CB, ST, SS	6'2"	192	3/14/1968	Deptford, NJ	Deptford
22	Foster Paulk	CB	5'11"	180	11/22/1970	Sarasota, FL	Riverview
23	Tim Williams	K, P	5'9"	180	1/17/1971	Waynesville, OH	Wayne Local
23	Marc Hicks	SE, TB, WR	6'2"	205	6/2/1966	Davis, CA	Davis
24	Roger Harper	FS	6'4"	224	10/26/1970	Columbus, OH	Independence
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
26	Jeff Bohlman	P	6'3"	205	11/10/67	Centerville, OH	Centerville
27	David Brown	CB, S	6'0"	182	7/7/1966	Utica, NY	Notre Dame
28	John Spencer	FB	6'0"	215	11/20/1968	St. Clairsville, OH	St. Clairsville
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
31	Mike Giesler	CB	5'11"	185	-	Woodville, OH	Woodmore
32	Jon Berger	K	5'11"	180	6/09/1969	Centerville, OH	Centerville
32	Dave Bales	ILB	6'2"	219	-	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby South
33	Tony Goodgame	TB	6'2"	230	6/30/1970	Roxbury, NJ	Roxbury
34	Raymont Harris	TB	6'2"	220	12/23/1970	Lorain, OH	Admiral King
35	Scottie Graham	FB	5'10"	220	3/28/1969	Long Beach, NY	Long Beach
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
38	Chris Boddie	FB	6'2"	240	12/26/1967	Toronto, ON	York Memorial Institute
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
42	William Houston	FB	6'1"	245	3/18/1971	Trotwood, OH	Madison
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
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	Mark Williams	OLB	6'4"	220	5/17/1971	Upper Marlboro, MD	Bishop McNamara
52	Len Hartman	OG	6'2"	280	11/10/1969	Leavittsburg, OH	LaBrae
54	Tyrone Morrison	OLB	6'3"	220	6/28/1971	San Diego, CA	Samuel F.B. Morse
54	Pat Thomas	NG	6'1"	260	6/6/1966	Centerville, OH	Centerville
55	Ron Lachey	C, LS	6'0"	205	-	St. Henry, OH	St. Henry
56	Orlondo Craig	ILB	6'1"	215	7/12/1967	Detroit, MI	Mackenzie
57	Greg Smith	NG	6'2"	255	10/23/1969	Canton, OH	Glen Oak
58	Steve Tovar	ILB	6'4"	240	4/25/1970	Elyria, OH	West
59	Rod Smith	OG	6'3"	297	4/19/1971	Cleveland, OH	St. Joseph
60	Don Davis	ILB	6'4"	237	7/19/1971	Gahanna, OH	Lincoln
61	Jack Thrush	C, OT	6'4"	260	9/12/1970	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller
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
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	Eric Morgan	OG	6'6"	260	7/26/1971	Lorain, OH	Lorain
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
67	Alan Kline	OT	6'7"	280	5/25/1971	Tiffin, OH	Columbian
68	Jason Winrow	OG, OT	6'5"	300	1/16/1971	Bridgeton, NJ	Cumberland Regional
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
77	Dave Monnot	DT, OG	6'5"	261	7/6/1971	Canton, OH	Central Catholic
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
82	Jay Koch	FL, OLB, ST, TE	6'2"	220	2/9/1969	Cincinnati, OH	Purcell Marian
83	Allen DeGraffenreid	FL	6'3"	197	5/01/1970	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
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
88	Brian Stablein	SE	6'1"	186	4/14/1970	Erie, PA	McDowell
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	Jason Simmons	DE, OLB	6'5"	255	12/20/1970	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary
92	Ken Coleman	NG	6'2"	260	5/24/1968	Dayton, OH	Meadowdale
94	Derrick Foster	DE, OLB	6'5"	250	3/17/1970	Dayton, OH	Patterson
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	Mark Bean	DE, OG	6'5"	240	10/04/1970	Wichita, KS	Southeast
98	Mike Showalter	DT	6'4"	272	6/3/1968	Bay Village, OH	Bay Village
99	Alonzo Spellman	DE	6'6"	265	9/27/1971	Mt. Holly, NJ	Rancocas Valley Regional

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach: Jim Colletto
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Young
Wide Receivers: Gene Huey
Quarterbacks: Ron Hudson
Interior Offensive Line: Bob Palcic
Running Backs: Bobby Turner
Inside Linebackers: Gary Blackney
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Defensive Backs: Ron Zook

1989 Ohio State Football Statistics

1989 Ohio State Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Pass Att	Cmp %	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Pass Int
Greg Frey	144	246	58.5	2132	13	8
Kirk Herbstreit	4	9	44.4	48	0	1
Jaymes Bryant	0	1	0.0	0	0	1

1989 Ohio State Rushing Stats

Player	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Rush TD	FR
Carlos Snow	190	990	5.2	11	2
Scottie Graham	183	977	5.3	10	1
Dante Lee	83	503	6.1	6	0
Greg Frey	51	-92	-1.8	2	0
Jaymes Bryant	34	186	5.5	1	0
Tyrone Harrison	15	57	3.8	0	0
Kirk Herbstreit	10	6	0.6	0	0
Jeff Graham	3	41	13.7	0	1
Zack Dumas	2	44	22.0	0	1

1989 Ohio State Receiving Stats

Player	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec Avg	Rec TD
Jeff Graham	32	608	19.0	3
Jim Palmer	28	308	11.0	3
Bobby Olive	23	379	16.5	1
Carlos Snow	16	184	11.5	2
Scottie Graham	11	115	10.5	1
Bernard Edwards	10	130	13.0	1
Greg Beatty	9	159	17.7	0
Brian Stablein	7	104	14.9	1
Dante Lee	4	47	11.8	0
Jaymes Bryant	4	69	17.3	1
Jeff Ellis	2	39	19.5	0
Tyrone Harrison	1	10	10.0	0
Rich Huffman	1	28	28.0	0

1989 Ohio State Defensive Statistics

Player	Position	Tkl	Solo	Asst	TFL	TFL Yds	Sacks	Sack Yds	FF	FR	Int	Int Yds	PBU	Blk	Def TD
Derek Isaman	ILB, OLB	88	45	43	7.5	14	1	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Zack Dumas	CB, ST, SS	75	40	35	6	38	1	12	3	1	1	0	4	1	0
Judah Herman	ILB	65	36	29	3	4	0	0	1	1	1	40	0	0	0
Vinnie Clark	CB	59	38	21	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	64	4	0	0
Pat Thomas	NG	59	28	31	4	14	2	11	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Tovar	ILB	58	27	31	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark “Bo” Pelini	FS	54	29	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	5	0	0
Srecko Zizakovic	DE, DT, OLB	50	30	20	10	65	7	54	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	DE	49	29	20	10	45	4	33	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
David Brown	CB, S	48	28	20	1	6	0	0	0	1	4	66	7	0	1
Rich Frimel	DE, DT	40	25	15	3.5	16	1	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tom Lease	ILB	33	24	9	6	15	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Koch	FL, OLB, ST, TE	33	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Peel	ST, SS	30	15	15	1.5	12	1.5	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Foster Paulk	CB	28	16	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	3	0	0
Mike Showalter	DT	26	9	17	1.5	6	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ken Coleman	NG	21	10	11	2	12	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Cook	CB, S	19	8	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Orlondo Craig	ILB	18	8	10	0.5	4	0.5	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tony Closson	ILB	17	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrell Lewis	SS	16	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Derrick Foster	DE, OLB	14	6	8	2	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Johnson	ILB, OLB, ST	11	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
Lance Price	CB, TB	8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rich Huffman	ST, TE	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Bohlman	P	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Stablein	OLB, QB	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Smith	NG	3	0	3	0.5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Metzger	OLB, TE	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Long	C, DT	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat O’Morrow	K	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Pargo	NG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1989 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics

Player	Pt	Pt Yds	Punt Avg	TB	I20	Pt Blkd	XP	XPA	XP %	FG	FGA	FG %
Jeff Bohlman	41	1651	40.3	4	14	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pat O’Morrow	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39	40	97.5	8	15	53.3

1989 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats

Player	KR	KR Yds	KR Avg	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg	PR TD
Bobby Olive	14	245	17.5	7	67	9.6	0
Carlos Snow	9	260	28.9	0	0	0.0	0
Dante Lee	7	161	23.0	0	0	0.0	0
Scottie Graham	5	135	27.0	0	0	0.0	0
Tyrone Harrison	4	47	11.8	0	0	0.0	0
Jay Koch	2	7	3.5	0	0	0.0	0
Rich Huffman	2	4	2.0	0	0	0.0	0
Greg Beatty	1	18	18.0	0	0	0.0	0
Jim Palmer	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
Jeff Graham	0	0	0.0	17	201	11.8	1

1989 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

The 1989 Ohio State football team finished the year 8-4. They scored a combined 325 points (27.1 ppg), while allowing 266 (22.2 ppg). OSU spent six weeks ranked and finished the year 24th in the final AP Poll. Ohio State lost to all four ranked teams they played and were outscored 135-49 in those games. The highlight of OSU’s 1989 season was a six-game winning streak in-conference, which included the largest comeback in school history, a 31-point margin against Minnesota (OSU trailed 31-0 and won 41-37).

1989 Ohio State Schedule & Results

Date	Game	Result	Stadium	Attendance
1989-09-16 00:00:27September 16, 1989	Oklahoma State @ Ohio State - Sept. 16, 1989	37 - 13	Ohio Stadium	86,670
1989-09-23 00:00:56September 23, 1989	Ohio State @ USC - Sept. 23, 1989	3 - 42	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	69,876
1989-09-30 00:00:27September 30, 1989	Boston College @ Ohio State - Sept. 30, 1989	34 - 29	Ohio Stadium	88,936
1989-10-07 00:00:20October 7, 1989	Ohio State @ Illinois - Oct. 7, 1989	14 - 34	University of Illinois Memorial Stadium	69,088
1989-10-14 00:00:35October 14, 1989	Indiana @ Ohio State - Oct. 14, 1989	35 - 31	Ohio Stadium	89,750
1989-10-21 00:00:20October 21, 1989	Purdue @ Ohio State - October 21, 1989	21 - 3	Ohio Stadium	89,091
1989-10-28 00:00:03October 28, 1989	Ohio State @ Minnesota - Oct. 28, 1989	41 - 37	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	33,945
1989-11-04 00:00:57November 4, 1989	Ohio State @ Northwestern - Nov. 4, 1989	52 - 27	Dyche Stadium	28,238
1989-11-11 00:00:21November 11, 1989	Iowa @ Ohio State - Nov. 11, 1989	28 - 0	Ohio Stadium	89,536
1989-11-18 00:00:30November 18, 1989	Wisconsin @ Ohio State - Nov. 18, 1989	42 - 22	Ohio Stadium	89,626
1989-11-25 00:00:40November 25, 1989	Ohio State @ Michigan - November 25, 1989	18 - 28	Michigan Stadium	106,134
1990-01-01 00:00:12January 1, 1990	Ohio State vs. Auburn (Hall of Fame Bowl) - Jan. 1, 1990	14 - 31	Tampa Stadium	52,535

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