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

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

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

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players