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	No. 24
Record	8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Colletto (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd season)
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 Conference football standings

	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	1:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 37–13	88,670
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at No. 12 USC*	No. 25	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 3–42	69,876
September 30	1:30 p.m.	Boston College*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 34–29	88,936
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	L 14–34	69,088
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Indiana		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 35–31	89,750
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 21–3	89,091
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ABC	W 41–37	33,945
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 52–27	28,236
November 11	12:30 p.m.	Iowa		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 28–0	89,536
November 18	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 22	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 42–22	89,626
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Michigan	No. 20	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 18–28	106,137
January 1, 1990	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Auburn*	No. 21	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 14–31	52,235
*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 Gary Blackney (DC) Jim Colletto (OC) Ron Hudson (QB) Gene Huey (WR) Bob Palcic (OL) Fred Pagac (LB) Bobby Turner (RB) Bill Young (DC) Ron Zook (DB) Mike Dunlevy (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	7	6	0	0	13
Ohio St	6	10	14	7	37

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	3	0	0	0	3
USC	0	21	14	7	42

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 OSU – Greg Frey – 13/28, 135 yards, INT USC – Todd Marinovich – 14/22, 246 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers OSU – Carlos Snow – 11 rushes, 83 yards USC – Ricky Ervins – 21 rushes, 117 yards 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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	0	7	16	6	29
Ohio St	10	21	3	0	34

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

• Carlos Snow 23 rushes, 147 yards

At Illinois

See also: Illibuck

Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1) at #18 Illinois Fighting Illini (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	7	7	0	14
Illinois	7	3	14	10	34

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 OSU – Greg Frey – 13/25, 137 yards, INT ILL – Jeff George – 12/20, 130 yards, 2 INT Top rushers OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 97 yards, TD ILL – Howard Griffith – 20 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 71 yards ILL – Mike Bellamy – 10 receptions, 152 yards, TD

Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Ohio State Buckeyes (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	14	7	10	31
Ohio St	7	21	7	0	35

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

• Scottie Graham 16 rushes, 124 yards

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (1–4) at Ohio State Buckeyes (3–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	3	0	3
Ohio St	14	0	7	0	21

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	8	10	23	41
Minnesota	17	14	0	6	37

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 OSU – Carlos Snow – 23 rushes, 74 yards, TD MINN – Darrell Thompson – 29 rushes, 133 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD MINN – Steve Rhem – 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD

At Northwestern

Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	21	7	17	52
Northwestern	7	0	6	14	27

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio St	7	7	7	7	28

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 IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 15/33, 201 yards OSU – Greg Frey – 11/19, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT 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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	10	3	6	22
Ohio St	7	21	14	0	42

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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	3	9	6	18
Michigan	7	7	0	14	28

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 OSU – Scottie Graham – 28 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD MICH – Leroy Hoard – 21 rushes, 152 yards, TD 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)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	7	0	0	14
Auburn	3	7	7	14	31

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 OSU – Greg Frey – 16/31, 232 yards, TD, INT AUB – Reggie Slack – 16/22, 141 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT 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

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

	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