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1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1988
team	Ohio State Buckeyes
sport	football
image	Ohio State Buckeyes logo 1987-1991.png
image_size	150
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–6–1
conf_record	2–5–1
head_coach	John Cooper
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Jim Colletto
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Bill Young
dc_year	1st
mvp	Jeff Uhlenhake
captain	Michael McCray
captain2	Mike Sullivan
captain3	Jeff Uhlenhake
captain4	Vince Workman
stadium	Ohio Stadium

The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–5–1 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 283 to 229. It was Ohio State's first losing season since 1959, and the Buckeyes were unranked in the final AP poll.

The Buckeyes gained an average of 150.4 rushing yards and 187.1 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 192.4 rushing yards and 192.9 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Greg Frey (2,028 passing yards, 51.9% completion percentage), running back Carlos Snow (775 rushing yards, 5.1 yards per carry), and tight end Jeff Ellis (40 receptions for 492 yards).

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

LSU

Illinois

Indiana

Purdue

First quarter

OSU – Carlos Snow 58-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 9:32. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:30.''''' Second quarter
OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 13:18. ''Ohio St 14–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:13.'''''
PUR – Lance Scheib 46-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 10:52. ''Ohio St 14–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:17.'''''
OSU – Pat O'Morrow 35-yard field goal, 0:48. ''Ohio St 17–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 3:52.''''' Third quarter
OSU – Pat O'Morrow 24-yard field goal, 10:22. ''Ohio St 20–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:10.'''''
PUR – Ernie Schramayr 5-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 6:23. ''Ohio St 20–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:54.'''''
PUR – Brian Fox 3-yard run (Larry Sullivan kick), 4:59. ''Purdue 21–20. '''Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:14.''''' Fourth quarter
PUR – Ernie Schramayr 7-yard pass from Brian Fox (Larry Sullivan kick), 14:56. ''Purdue 28–20. '''Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:29.'''''
OSU – James Bryant 5-yard run (pass failed), 12:12. ''Purdue 28–26. '''Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:38.'''''
PUR – Larry Sullivan 49-yard field goal, 6:28. ''Purdue 31–26. '''Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 5:39.''''' ;Top passers
PUR – Brian Fox – 19/27, 223 yards, 3 TD
OSU – Greg Frey – 10/21, 193 yards, 2 INT ;Top rushers
PUR – Jarrett Scales – 21 rushes, 62 yards
OSU – Carlos Snow – 20 rushes, 128 yards, TD ;Top receivers
PUR – Ernie Schramayr – 13 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Jeff Ellis – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Minnesota

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Iowa

Michigan

First quarter

MICH – Mike Gillette 22-yard field goal, 5:47. ''Michigan 3–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:09.'''''
MICH – Greg McMurtry 57-yard pass from Demetrius Brown (Mike Gillette kick), 1:06. ''Michigan 10–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:44.''''' Second quarter
MICH – Leroy Hoard 18-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 8:35. ''Michigan 17–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:53.'''''
MICH – Mike Gillette 56-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Michigan 20–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:35.''''' Third quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 4-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 12:06. ''Michigan 20–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:48.'''''
OSU – Bill Matlock 9-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 4:59. ''Michigan 20–14. '''Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:08.''''' Fourth quarter
OSU – Bobby Olive 4-yard pass from Greg Frey (Pat O'Morrow kick), 11:26. ''Ohio St 21–20. '''Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:42.'''''
OSU – Pat O'Morrow 21-yard field goal, 8:30. ''Ohio St 24–20. '''Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:50.'''''
MICH – Leroy Hoard 8-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 4:20. ''Michigan 27–24. '''Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:03.'''''
OSU – Bill Matlock 16-yard run (Pat O'Morrow kick), 2:02. ''Ohio St 31–27. '''Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:12.'''''
MICH – John Kolesar 41-yard pass from Demetrius Brown (Mike Gillette kick), 1:37. ''Michigan 34–31. '''Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:15.''''' ;Top passers
MICH – Demetrius Brown – 11/17, 223 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Greg Frey – 14/29, 192 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers
MICH – Leroy Hoard – 23 rushes, 158 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 170 yards, TD ;Top receivers
MICH – John Kolesar – 3 receptions, 95 yards, TD
OSU – Bobby Olive – 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Roster

John Cooper
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

1989 NFL draftees

Everett Ross	12	335	Wide receiver	[Minnesota Vikings](1989-minnesota-vikings-season)

References

"1988 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1988 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 30, 1988). "AP All-Big Ten". Detroit Free Press.
(November 23, 1988). "Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten". The Bryan Times.
(September 11, 1988). "89,768 watch Ohio St. end Syracuse's streak". Star Tribune.
(September 18, 1988). "Bucks can't stop Pitt option attack". The Marion Star.
(September 25, 1988). "Buckeye comeback drops LSU". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 2, 1988). "Erratic Buckeyes looked 'pathetic' in loss to Illinois". The Newark Advocate.
(October 9, 1988). "Buckeyes bumped again, 41–7 by Indiana". St. Cloud Times.
(October 16, 1988). "Buckeyes' latest: homecoming loss". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 23, 1988). "OSU defense 'crashes' Gophers' comeback bid". The Newark Advocate.
(October 30, 1988). "Spartans run over Bucks". Springfield News-Sun.
(November 6, 1988). "UW teams up for ninth defeat". Wisconsin State Journal.
(November 13, 1988). "Buckeyes become third Hawkeye tie". The Daily Nonpareil.
(November 20, 1988). "OSU comeback nearly upsets Michigan". Dayton Daily News.
Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 11.
(1988-09-18). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: East; Pitt Overwhelms Ohio State, 42-10".
Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25.
[http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1988/1988-10-Iowa.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-04 . Retrieved 2015-Sep-30.)
(November 13, 1988). "Iowa ties Ohio State on last-minute field goal". [[Chicago Tribune]].
"1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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