1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1988 record	4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (1st year)
MVP	Jeff Uhlenhake
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,399)

1988 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Michigan $	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	1	–	3			6	–	4	–	3
#20 Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	6	–	2			2	–	7	–	2
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 26–9	89,768
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 18	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 10–42	56,500
September 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 LSU*	No. 18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 36–33	90,584
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Illinois		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		L 12–31	90,274
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 7–41	52,133
October 15	1:30 p.m.	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 26–31	90,970
October 22	8:00 p.m.	Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN		W 13–6	44,221
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 10–20	77,111
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 34–12	90,032
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	T 24–24	67,700
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	L 31–34	90,176
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Personnel

1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 76 Beatty, DanDan Beatty  So WR 88 Beatty, GregGreg Beatty Fr FB 38 Boddie, ChrisChris Boddie  So FB 41 Bryant, JamesJames Bryant Jr FL 18 Clift, GaryGary Clift Sr QB 12 Cochran, NickNick Cochran Fr OT 66 Coles, KarlKarl Coles  Jr TE 81 Cook, AnthonyAnthony Cook  So OG 50 Davidson, JeffJeff Davidson Jr SE 27 Dawson, JohnJohn Dawson  Fr FL 2 Edwards, BernardBernard Edwards  Fr TE 89 Ellis, JeffJeff Ellis So FL 47 Fenstermaker, TonyTony Fenstermaker  So QB 9 Frank, JasonJason Frank Fr OG 70 France, SteveSteve France  Jr QB 15 Frey, GregGreg Frey  So RB 33 Goodgame, TonyTony Goodgame Fr SE 84 Graham, JeffJeff Graham So FB 35 Graham, ScottieScottie Graham  Fr OG 65 Grimm, ErikErik Grimm  So OL 77 Hartman, LenLen Hartman Fr QB 19 Herbstreit, KirkKirk Herbstreit Fr RB 23 Hicks, MarcMarc Hicks Jr C 60 Hirneise, DanDan Hirneise  So RB 29 Howe, BusterBuster Howe Fr C 71 Huddleston, MikeMike Huddleston Fr TE 87 Huffman, RichRich Huffman  So RB 30 Johnson, BrentBrent Johnson Fr FL 82 Koch, JayJay Koch So OT 64 Kuri, MikeMike Kuri  Jr C 62 Lutz, TravisTravis Lutz  Fr FB 11 Matlock, BillBill Matlock Sr QB 21 McAllister, DavidDavid McAllister  Jr OT 74 Moxley, TimTim Moxley  Jr OG 63 Nichols, RoyRoy Nichols  Fr FL 37 Olive, BobbyBobby Olive So TE 85 Palmer, JimJim Palmer  Jr OT 75 Peterson, JohnJohn Peterson  So QB 13 Powell, ScottScott Powell  Sr TB 1 Price, LanceLance Price  So SE 5 Ross, EverettEverett Ross Sr TE 80 Roy, ChrisChris Roy Fr TE 91 St. John, ScottScott St. John  So OT 69 Schilling, JohnJohn Schilling Fr C 53 Scholl, TomTom Scholl  Sr OT 73 Sherrick, PaulPaul Sherrick Fr OT 78 Shoaf, MikeMike Shoaf  Fr SE 4 Siegenthaler, WesWes Siegenthaler  So TB 25 Snow, CarlosCarlos Snow So TB 28 Spencer, JohnJohn Spencer So QB 14 Stablein, ChrisChris Stablein  So OT 79 Staysniak, JoeJoe Staysniak  Jr C 68 Uhlenhake, JeffJeff Uhlenhake (C)  Sr OG 61 Voll, KenKen Voll  So QB 17 Wagoner, JohnJohn Wagoner  So TB 42 Workman, VinceVince Workman (C) Sr OG 51 Zackeroff, GregGreg Zackeroff  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 32 Bals, DaveDave Bals Fr S 3 Bell, SeanSean Bell  Sr ILB 91 Benio, BrianBrian Benio  So S 27 Brown, DavidDavid Brown  Jr LB 58 Carpenter, JoeJoe Carpenter  So OLB 16 Chancey, MikeMike Chancey  So CB 7 Clark, VinceVince Clark So LB 44 Closson, TonyTony Closson Fr DT 92 Coleman, KenKen Coleman  So DB 83 Cook, BryanBryan Cook Fr ILB 56 Craig, OrlondoOrlondo Craig Jr CB 22 Cupe, TonyTony Cupe  So DB 17 Dinan, DougDoug Dinan  Jr CB 21 Dumas, ZackZack Dumas Jr LB 94 Foster, DerrickDerrick Foster Fr DT 90 Frimel, RichRich Frimel Fr CB 11 Giesler, MikeMike Giesler  So ILB 49 Gurd, AndrewAndrew Gurd So LB 39 Harrison, TyroneTyrone Harrison So LB 36 Herman, JudahJudah Herman Fr DB 18 Hilsenroth, TroyTroy Hilsenroth  Fr OLB 95 Kacherski, JohnJohn Kacherski So LB 62 Keenan, CharlesCharles Keenan  Jr LB 35 Kostival, KristoferKristofer Kostival  Fr OLB 81 Lease, TomTom Lease Fr ILB 86 Lickovitch, GaryGary Lickovitch  So DT 53 Long, PaulPaul Long Fr DT 93 MacCready, DerekDerek MacCready Sr LB 43 Martin, JohnJohn Martin Fr OLB 99 McCray, MichaelMichael McCray (C) Sr LB 34 Metzger, JoeJoe Metzger Fr DT 97 Moore, TonyTony Moore  So DB 25 Ntukgou, ChrisChris Ntukgou  So DT 72 Pargo, CoreyCorey Pargo Fr S 46 Peel, JimJim Peel  So S 48 Pelini, MarkMark Pelini  So DB 33 Poole, TrevorTrevor Poole  So S 13 Pugh, BradyBrady Pugh  Fr DT 66 Robbins, StephenStephen Robbins  So OLB 47 Rogan, PatrickPatrick Rogan Fr CB 24 Rutledge, TimTim Rutledge So DT 98 Showalter, MikeMike Showalter Jr CB 20 Smith, DwightDwight Smith  Sr ILB 57 Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan Sr NG 67 Sullivan, MikeMike Sullivan (C) Sr OLB 30 Susec, OttoOtto Susec  So NG 54 Thomas, PatPat Thomas  Jr OLB 55 Warner, JasonJason Warner  Fr OLB 96 Zizakovic, SreckoSrecko Zizakovic  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 26 Bohlman, JeffJeff Bohlman  So PK 41 Eisenberg, BrianBrian Eisenberg  Fr PK 28 Hoyt, BobBob Hoyt  So LS 52 Moore, TomTom Moore Sr PK 6 O'Morrow, PatPat O'Morrow Jr PK 42 Osborne, ScottScott Osborne  Fr P 8 Smith, MarkMark Smith  Fr	Head coach John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Blackney Inside Linebackers Jim Colletto Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Bill Dudley Quarterbacks Bert Hill Conditioning Coach Ron Hudson Running Backs Gene Huey Wide Receiver Harry Justvig Volunteer Assistant Fred Pagac Outside Linebackers Bob Palcic Centers, Guards Bill Young Defensive Coordinator Ron Zook Defensive Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Dec-02

Season summary

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 3 3 0 3 9 • Ohio St 0 17 6 3 26 Date: September 10 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

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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LSU

1 2 3 4 Total LSU 3 10 10 10 33 • Ohio St 0 14 3 19 36 Date: September 24 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 90,584

Scoring summary 1 LSU Browndyke 38 yard field goal LSU 3–0 2 OHST Snow 1 yard run (O'Morrow kick) OHST 7–3 2 OHST McCray 22 yard blocked punt return (O'Morrow kick) OHST 14–3 2 LSU Moss 30 yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick) OHST 14–10 2 LSU Browndyke 27 yard field goal OHST 14–13 3 OHST O'Morrow 35 yard field goal OHST 17–13 3 LSU E. Fuller 3 yard run (Browndyke kick) LSU 20–17 3 LSU Browndyke 35 yard field goal LSU 23–17 4 OHST O'Morrow 41 yard field goal LSU 23–20 4 LSU Browndyke 20 yard field goal LSU 26–20 4 LSU Lee 55 yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick) LSU 33–20 4 OHST Snow 5 yard run (O'Morrow kick) LSU 33–27 4 OHST Safety, Bourgeois ran through end zone LSU 33–29 4 OHST Olive 20 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick) OHST 36–33

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Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 7 7 7 3 24 Iowa 14 7 0 3 24 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Game start: 12:15 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 67,700 Game weather: Rain; 40°F; wind 10–12 SE Referee: Gil Marchman

Scoring summary Q1 10:12 IOWA Stewart 1 yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0 Q1 8:41 IOWA Cook 29 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 14–0 Q1 4:17 OSU M. Sullivan 13 yard interception return (O'Morrow kick) IOWA 14–7 Q2 11:45 IOWA Harberts 48 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 21–7 Q2 7:51 OSU Ellis 2 yard pass from Frey (O'Morrow kick) IOWA 21–14 Q3 9:56 OSU S. Graham 5 yard run (O'Morrow kick) Tie 21–21 Q4 8:21 OSU O'Morrow 39 yard field goal OSU 24–21 Q4 :16 IOWA Skillett 40 yard field goal Tie 24–24

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Michigan

The Game

1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 10 10 0 14 34 Ohio State 0 0 14 17 31 Date: September 10 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 12:10 EST Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 90,176 Game weather: Overcast Referee: John Nealow

Scoring summary 1 9:13 MICH Gillette, 22-yard field goal Michigan 3-0 1 13:54 MICH McMurtry, 57 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good) Michigan 10-0 2 6:25 MICH Hoard, 18 rush (Gillette kick good) Michigan 17-0 2 0:00 MICH Gillette, 22 yard field goal Michigan 20-0 3 2:54 OSU Snow, 4 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good) Michigan 20-7 3 10:01 OSU Matlock, 9 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good) Michigan 20-14 4 3:34 OSU Olive, 14 yard pas from Frey (O'Morrow kick good) Ohio State 21-20 4 6:30 OSU O'Morrow, 21 yard field goal Ohio State 24-20 4 10:40 MICH Hoard, 8 yard rush (Gillette kick good) Michigan 27-4 4 12:58 OSU Matlock, 16 yard rush (O'Morrow kick good) Ohio State 31-27 4 6:30 MICH Kolesar, 41 yard pass from D Brown (Gillette kick good) Michigan 34-31

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1989 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jeff Uhlenhake	5	121	Center	Miami Dolphins
Vince Workman	5	127	Running Back	Green Bay Packers
Derek MacCready	9	226	Defensive End	Detroit Lions
Everett Ross	12	335	Wide Receiver	Minnesota Vikings

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External links

• Ohio State Buckeyes Football official site
• BUCKEYE NATION

References

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1988
2. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 11.
3. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25.
4. Ohio State Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 2015-Sep-30.
5. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1988/1988-11-Michigan.pdf
6. Ocala Star-Banner. 1988 Nov 20.
7. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players