1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Liberty Bowl, L 11-23 vs. Air Force
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (3rd season)
MVP	Jeff Graham
Captains	Jeff Graham; Dan Beatty; Bo Pelini; Vinnie Clark; Greg Frey;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 7–4–1 with a mark of 5–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. Ohio State was invited to the Liberty Bowl, where the Buckeyes lost to Air Force. The team played home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Texas Tech*	No. 18	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 17–10	88,707
September 15	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	No. 17	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	JPS	W 31–10	32,432
September 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 USC*	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 26–35	89,422
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Illinois	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	L 20–31	89,404
October 13	12:30 p.m.	at No. 22 Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	T 27–27	52,080
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 42–2	57,031
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 52–23	89,688
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 48–7	89,177
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 27–26	70,033
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 35–10	41,403
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	No. 19	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	L 13–16	90,054
December 27	7:00 p.m.	vs. Air Force*	No. 24	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	L 11–23	39,262
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	3	7	0	10
• Ohio St	0	0	10	7	17

Date: September 8
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

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At Boston College

USC

Illinois

At Indiana

At Purdue

Minnesota

Northwestern

At Iowa

Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2–1) at #6 Iowa Hawkeyes (7–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	14	0	13	27
Iowa	7	10	3	6	26

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Date: November 10 ^[3]
Game time: 11:10 a.m. CST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 70,033
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger & Dick Vermeil

Game information

First quarter

IOWA – Matt Rodgers 3-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 11:12. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.

Second quarter

OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 14:58. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:35.
IOWA – Jeff Skillett 34-yard field goal, 9:04. Iowa 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:48.
IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 2:17. Iowa 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:54.
OSU – Jeff Graham 48-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 0:00. Iowa 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

IOWA – Jeff Skillett 37-yard field goal, 0:23. Iowa 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:57.

Fourth quarter

IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (run failed), 11:00. Iowa 26–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.
OSU – Bobby Olive 21-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 6:34. Iowa 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:48.
OSU – Bobby Olive 3-yard pass from Greg Frey (run failed), 0:01. Ohio St 27–26. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:57.

Top passers

OSU – Glenn Frey – 14/37, 223 yards, 3 TD, INT
IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 13/21, 137 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Robert Smith – 13 rushes, 52 yards
IOWA – Nick Bell – 16 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
IOWA – Michael Titley – 4 receptions, 79 yards

At Wisconsin

Michigan

Liberty Bowl (vs Air Force)

Personnel

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`83`	Allen DeGraffenreid	So
QB		Greg Frey
WR		Jeff Graham
OT	`67`	Alan Kline	Fr
WR	`8`	Bobby Olive
TE	`85`	Cedric Saunders	Fr
RB		Robert Smith

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Tim Williams

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 (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

Robert Smith, Big Ten Freshman of the Year

1991 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Vinnie Clark	1	19	Defensive back	Green Bay Packers
Jeff Graham	2	46	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobby Olive	11	300	Wide receiver	Kansas City Chiefs

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References

^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sept 9.
^ "Flashback: Ohio State Stuns Iowa in 1990 to End the Hawkeyes' National Championship Hopes". Eleven Warriors. November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.

[encyclopedia-1] Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.

[2] Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sept 9.

[s183-3] "Flashback: Ohio State Stuns Iowa in 1990 to End the Hawkeyes' National Championship Hopes". Eleven Warriors. November 3, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2024.

[4] "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.

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Q2	TTU	Elliott 37 yard field goal	TTU 3–0

Q3	OHST	T. Williams 32 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q3	TTU	Lynn 52 yard pass from Gill (Elliott kick)	TTU 10–3

Q3	OHST	Smith 2 yard run (T. Williams kick)	Tie 10–10

Q4	OHST	J. Graham 50 yard punt return (T. Williams kick)	OHST 17–10

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