1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Auburn
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
MVPDerek Isaman
Captain
5
  • David Brown
  • Jeff Davidson
  • Zack Dumas
  • Derek Isaman
  • Joe Staysniak
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 86,071)
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Illinois 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan State 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 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. Their biggest highlight was their game against Minnesota, in which they trailed 31-0, but came back to stun the Gophers 41-37. This tied the record for the largest comeback win in college football history at the time. It still stands as the biggest comeback win in school history.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 161:30 p.m.Oklahoma State*W 37–1388,670
September 233:30 p.m.at No. 12 USC*No. 25ABCL 3–4269,876
September 301:30 p.m.Boston College*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 34–2988,936
October 73:30 p.m.at No. 18 Illinois
ABCL 14–3469,088
October 141:30 p.m.Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–3189,750
October 211:30 p.m.Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–389,091
October 283:30 p.m.at MinnesotaABCW 41–3733,945
November 42:00 p.m.at Northwestern
W 52–2728,236
November 1112:30 p.m.Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 28–089,536
November 181:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 22
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 42–2289,626
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 3 MichiganNo. 20ABCL 18–28106,137
January 1, 199012:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Auburn*No. 21NBCL 14–3152,235[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Dan Beatty
WR Greg Beatty
WR David Menges
RB James Bryant
OL Karl Coles
OL Jeff Davidson
WR Allen DeGraffenreid
WR Bernard Edwards
TE Jeff Ellis
QB Greg Frey
WR Jeff Graham
RB Scottie Graham
RB Tyrone Harrison
QB Kirk Herbstreit
WR Rich Huffman
RB Dante Lee
OL Tim Moxley
WR Bobby Olive
TE Jim Palmer
RB Carlos Snow
WR Brian Stablein
OL Joe Staysniak
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB David Brown
DB Vinnie Clark
DB Bryan Cook
DB Zack Dumas
DL Rich Frimel
LB Judah Herman
LB Derek Isaman
DB Foster Paulk
DB Mark Pelini
DL Mike Showalter
DL Alonzo Spellman
DL Pat Thomas
LB Steve Tovar
LB Sreckin Zizakovic
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Jeff Bohlman
K Pat O'Morrow
Head coach
  • John Cooper
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Oklahoma St 7 6 0013
Ohio St 6 10 14737

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,670
  • Referee: John Nealon
Game information
First quarter
  • OHST – Carlos Snow 20-yard run (pass failed), 9:51. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 0:54.
  • OKST – Curtis Mayfield 21-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Cary Blanchard kick), 4:57. Oklahoma St 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:02.
Second quarter
  • OKST – Cary Blanchard 20-yard field goal, 12:00. Oklahoma St 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:16.
  • OHST – Pat O'Morrow 46-yard field goal, 7:32. Oklahoma St 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:23.
  • OKST – Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, 0:32. Oklahoma St 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:00.
  • OHST – Carlos Snow 2-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:07. Ohio St 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:20.
Third quarter
  • OHST – Bernard Edwards 33-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:17. Ohio St 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
  • OHST – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:47. Ohio St 30–13. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:55.
Fourth quarter
  • OHST – Bobby Olive 27-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:21. Ohio St 37–13. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:13.
Top passers
  • OKST – Mike Gundy – 6/14, 55 yards, TD, 2 INT
  • OHST – Greg Frey – 16/21, 205 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • OKST – Gerald Hudson – 29 rushes, 146 yards
  • OHST – Carlos Snow – 12 rushes, 67 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • OKST – Curtis Mayfield – 4 receptions, 44 yards, TD
  • OHST – Bobby Olive – 5 receptions, 108 yards, TD

At USC

#25 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #12 USC Trojans (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 3 0 003
USC 0 21 14742

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,876
  • Referee: Pat Flood
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 45-yard field goal, 4:18. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:20.
Second quarter
  • USC – Scott Galbraith 3-yard pass from Shane Foley (Quin Rodriguez kick), 11:20. USC 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:12.
  • USC – John Jackson 87-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 8:21. USC 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:36.
  • USC – Scott Galbraith 11-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 7:31. USC 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:08.
Third quarter
  • USC – Gary Wellman 19-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 3:16. USC 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:46.
  • USC – Gary Wellman 17-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 0:04. USC 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
  • USC – Mazio Royster 1-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick), 1:38. USC 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:57.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 43 yards
  • USC – John Jackson – 2 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Boston College

Boston College Eagles (0–3) at Ohio State Buckeyes (1–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Boston College 0 7 16629
Ohio St 10 21 3034

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 88,936
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Jeff Graham 80-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:12. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 29-yard field goal, 0:49. Ohio St 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:31.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 24-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:26.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:09. Ohio St 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:59.
  • BC – Marcus Cherry 41-yard pass from Mark Kamphaus (Brian Lowe kick), 1:38. Ohio St 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:24.
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 70-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:09. Ohio St 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:23.
Third quarter
  • BC – Mark Chmura 2-yard pass from Willie Hicks (run good), 10:51. Ohio St 31–15. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:00.
  • BC – Tim Frager 28-yard run (pass good), 5:49. Ohio St 31–23, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:48.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 1:33. Ohio St 34–23. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:14.
Fourth quarter
  • BC – Ed Toner 1-yard run (pass failed), 5:33. Ohio St 34–29. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:58.
Top passers
  • BC – Willie Hicks – 9/12, 184 yards, TD
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 15/26, 252 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • BC – Mike Sanders – 12 rushes, 63 yards
  • OSU – Scottie Graham – 19 rushes, 151 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • BC – Marcus Cherry – 4 receptions, 161 yards, TD
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 2 receptions, 101 yards, TD

At Illinois

Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1) at #18 Illinois Fighting Illini (2–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 7014
Illinois 7 3 141034

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,088
  • Referee: Gil Marchman
  • TV: ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • ILL – Howard Griffith 1-yard run (Doug Higgins kick), 1:01. Illinois 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:59.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 7-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:31. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30.
  • ILL – Doug Higgins 26-yard field goal, 9:07. Illinois 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:24.
Third quarter
  • ILL – Howard Griffith 5-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 8:57. Illinois 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:49.
  • OSU – Jeff Graham 66-yard punt return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 4:22. Illinois 17–14.
  • ILL – Mike Bellamy 34-yard pass from Steve Williams (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:30. Illinois 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52.
Fourth quarter
  • ILL – Chris Siambekos 36-yard field goal, 14:49. Illinois 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 2:26.
  • ILL – Ken Thomas 36-yard run (Chris Siambekos kick), 3:27. Illinois 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 4:17.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 14 71031
Ohio St 7 21 7035

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,750
  • Referee: John Nealon
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Jim Palmer 2-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 8:47. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:01.
Second quarter
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 9-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 11:04. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:15.
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 60-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:21. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:43.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 10-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:15. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42.
  • OSU – Jim Palmer 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:45. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:29.
  • IU – Terry Saunders 2-yard pass from Dave Schnell (Scott Bonnell kick), 0:19. Ohio St 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:00. Ohio St 35–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:00.
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 2-yard run (Scott Bonnell kick), 4:17. Ohio St 35–21. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:40.
Fourth quarter
  • IU – Anthony Thompson 6-yard run (run good), 3:25. Ohio St 35–29. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:29.
  • IU – Safety, Greg Frey ran out of end zone, 1:38. Ohio St 35–31.
Top passers
  • IU – Dave Schnell – 22/30, 247 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 5/6, 37 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • IU – Anthony Thompson – 34 rushes, 177 yards, 3 TD
  • OSU – Carlos Snow – 27 rushes, 143 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • IU – Eddie Thomas – 7 receptions, 82 yards
  • OSU – Bernard Edwards – 2 receptions, 21 yards

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (1–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (3–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 303
Ohio St 14 0 7021

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,091
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Greg Frey 4-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 11:40. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:53.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:59. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
  • No scoring
Third quarter
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:50. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:59.
  • PUR – Larry Sullivan 25-yard field goal, 5:35. Ohio St 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:15.
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring
Top passers
  • PUR – Eric Hunter – 6/16, 147 yards
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 3/9, 47 yards
Top rushers
  • PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 18 rushes, 85 yards
  • OSU – Carlos Snow – 18 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • PUR – Jerome Sparkman – 6 receptions, 86 yards
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 2 receptions, 37 yards

At Minnesota

Ohio State Buckeyes (4–2) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 8 102341
Minnesota 17 14 0637

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 33,945
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Game information
First quarter
  • MINN – Darrell Thompson 12-yard run (Brent Berglund kick), 12:11. Minnesota 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:18.
  • MINN – Brent Berglund 30-yard field goal, 4:17. Minnesota 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:00.
  • MINN – Sean Lumpkin 85-yard fumble return (Brent Berglund kick), 3:07. Minnesota 17–0.
Second quarter
  • MINN – Steve Rhem 29-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (Brent Berglund kick), 9:50. Minnesota 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:40.
  • MINN – Chris Gaiters 5-yard pass from Scott Schaffner (Brent Berglund kick), 4:29. Minnesota 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:36.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (pass good), 0:10. Minnesota 31–8. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 25-yard field goal, 10:04. Minnesota 31–11. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:56.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 15-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:20. Minnesota 31–18. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
  • MINN – Brent Berglund 32-yard field goal, 11:24. Minnesota 34–18. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 3:56.
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 27-yard pass from Greg Frey (pass good), 9:51. Minnesota 34–26. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:33.
  • MINN – Brent Berglund 42-yard field goal, 5:15. Minnesota 37–26. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:10.
  • OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (pass good), 3:04. Minnesota 37–34. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:11.
  • OSU – Jeff Graham 15-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:51. Ohio St 41–37. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:01.
Top passers
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 20/31, 362 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • MINN – Scott Schaffner – 13/18, 154 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD
  • MINN – Steve Rhem – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD

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At Northwestern

Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–7)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 21 71752
Northwestern 7 0 61427

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,236
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • TV announcers (WOSU-TV): Jack Kramer and Paul Warfield
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 25-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:04. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:56.
  • NW – Tim O'Brien 11-yard run (Ira Adler kick), 4:52. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:12.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 20-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:05. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.
  • OSU – James Bryant 63-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:04. Ohio St 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:17.
  • OSU – James Bryant 46-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 0:59. Ohio St 28–7. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:16.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Dante Lee 5-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:20. Ohio St 35–7. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 9:40.
  • NW – Bob Christian 3-yard run (run failed), 2:46. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:34.
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 19-yard field goal, 14:13. Ohio St 38–13. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:33.
  • OSU – Dante Lee 8-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:49. Ohio St 45–13. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:48.
  • NW – Richard Buchanan 14-yard pass from Tim O'Brien (pass failed), 8:14. Ohio St 45–20. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:35.
  • OSU – Dante Lee 6-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:15. Ohio St 52–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:59.
  • NW – Mark Benson 21-yard pass from Kevin Krebs (run good), 0:00. Ohio St 52–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:15.
Top passers
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 8/10, 106 yards, TD
  • NW – Tim O'Brien – 15/21, 172 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • OSU – Dante Lee – 24 rushes, 157 yards, 3 TD
  • NW – Bob Christian – 27 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • OSU – James Bryant – 1 reception, 46 yards, TD
  • NW – Richard Buchanan – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD

  • Scottie Graham 17 Rush, 102 Yds
  • Carlos Snow 17 Rush, 100 Yds

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Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes (4–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 0 000
Ohio St 7 7 7728

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,536
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 7:18. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:54.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Jeff Graham 8-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:24. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:44.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:35. Ohio St 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 10:51. Ohio St 28–0. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 7:42.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • IOWA – Richard Bass – 6 rushes, 30 yards
  • OSU – Dante Lee – 13 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • IOWA – Travis Watkins – 4 receptions, 69 yards
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (2–7) at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 3 10 3622
Ohio St 7 21 14042

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 28 °F (−2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,626
  • Referee: Jim Kemmerling
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Rich Thompson 40-yard field goal, 12:06. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:45.
  • OSU – Dante Lee 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 5:00. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:01.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Rich Thompson 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:04.
  • WIS – Troy Vincent 71-yard punt return (Rich Thompson kick), 8:35. Wisconsin 13–7.
  • OSU – Jim Palmer 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:25. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05.
  • OSU – Dante Lee 18-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:24. Ohio St 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
  • OSU – David Brown 43-yard interception return (Pat O'Morrow kick), 1:07. Ohio St 28–13.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:13. Ohio St 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:38.
  • WIS – Rich Thompson 35-yard field goal, 9:34. Ohio St 35–18. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:33.
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 3:10. Ohio St 42–18. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:16.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Craig Hudson 5-yard run (run failed), 8:26. Ohio St 42–24. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:54.
Top passers
  • WIS – Lionell Crawford – 0/8, 0 yards, INT
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 10/15, 151 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • WIS – Lionell Crawford – 16 rushes, 104 yards
  • OSU – Scottie Graham – 23 rushes, 152 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • WIS – None
  • OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 44 yards

At Michigan

#20 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–2) at #3 Michigan Wolverines (9–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 3 9618
Michigan 7 7 01428

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 25
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 106,137
  • TV: ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • MICH – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 3:13. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:04.
Second quarter
  • MICH – Allen Jefferson 2-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 2:23. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 6:28.
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 20-yard field goal, 0:25. Michigan 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:58.
Third quarter
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 22-yard field goal, 10:45. Michigan 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:24.
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 3-yard run (run failed), 4:03. Michigan 14–12. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
  • MICH – Jarrod Bunch 5-yard pass from Michael Taylor (J.D. Carlson kick), 12:22. Michigan 21–12. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:32.
  • OSU – Scottie Graham 4-yard run (kick blocked), 7:04. Michigan 21–18. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:18.
  • MICH – Jarrod Bunch 23-yard run (J.D. Carlson kick), 1:20. Michigan 28–18. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:28.
Top passers
  • OSU – Greg Frey – 14/25, 220 yards, 2 INT
  • MICH – Michael Taylor – 8/16, 100 yards, TD
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Jim Palmer – 5 receptions, 61 yards
  • MICH – Greg McMurtry – 3 receptions, 39 yards

Hall of Fame Bowl (vs Auburn)

Hall of Fame Bowl: #9 Auburn Tigers (9–2) vs. #21 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 7 0014
Auburn 3 7 71431

at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: January 1, 1990
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,535
  • Referee: Bill McDonald
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Carlos Snow 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 6:50. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:40.
  • AUB – Win Lyle 19-yard field goal, 2:14. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 4:36.
Second quarter
  • OSU Brian Stablein 9-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:36. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:38.
  • AUB – Greg Taylor 11-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 0:11. Ohio St 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards 0:37.
Third quarter
  • AUB – Greg Taylor 4-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 9:50. Auburn 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:58.
Fourth quarter
  • AUB – Reggie Slack 5-yard run (Win Lyle kick), 9:22. Auburn 24–14. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 3:33.
  • AUB – Herbert Casey 2-yard pass from Reggie Slack (Win Lyle kick), 7:20. Auburn 31–14. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:57.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • OSU – Scottie Graham – 12 rushes, 53 yards
  • AUB – Stacy Danley – 20 rushes, 85 yards
Top receivers
  • OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 105 yards
  • AUB – Alexander Wright – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Draft picks

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
5 111 Denver Broncos Jeff Davidson  OG    
7 185 San Diego Chargers Joe Staysniak  OG    
9 243 Washington Redskins Tim Moxley  OG    

References

  1. ^ "QB Slack splits OSU defense as Auburn lays claim to Fame". The Cincinnati Post. January 2, 1990. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Flashback: Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 1989". October 19, 2009.
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