1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Liberty Bowl, L 11–23 vs. Air Force
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (3rd season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
No. 18 Iowa + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana 3 – 4 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 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 in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1990 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, where they lost, 23–11, to the Air Force Falcons.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 83:30 p.m.Texas Tech*No. 18ABCW 17–1088,707
September 1512:00 p.m.at Boston College*No. 17JPSW 31–1032,432
September 293:30 p.m.No. 18 USC*No. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 26–3589,422
October 63:30 p.m.No. 13 IllinoisNo. 20
ABCL 20–3189,404
October 1312:30 p.m.at No. 22 Indiana
ESPNT 27–2752,080
October 202:00 p.m.at PurdueW 42–257,031
October 271:30 p.m.Minnesota
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 52–2389,688
November 31:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 48–789,177
November 1012:00 p.m.at No. 6 IowaABCW 27–2670,033
November 172:00 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 21W 35–1041,403
November 2412:00 p.m.No. 15 MichiganNo. 19
ABCL 13–1690,054
December 277:00 p.m.vs. Air Force*No. 24ESPNL 11–2339,262
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 234Total
Texas Tech 0 370 10
• Ohio St 0 0107 17
Scoring summary
Q2TTUElliott 37 yard field goalTTU 3–0
Q3OHSTT. Williams 32 yard field goalTie 3–3
Q3TTULynn 52 yard pass from Gill (Elliott kick)TTU 10–3
Q3OHSTSmith 2 yard run (T. Williams kick)Tie 10–10
Q4OHSTJ. Graham 50 yard punt return (T. Williams kick)OHST 17–10

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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)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 14 01327
Iowa 7 10 3626

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

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)

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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Awards and honors

  • Robert Smith, Big Ten Freshman of the Year

References

  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.
  3. ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.
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