1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1999 record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (12th year)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Pagac (4th year)
MVP	Ahmed Plummer
Captain	Matt Keller
Captain	Ahmed Plummer
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841)

1999 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1		10	–	2
#5 Michigan %		6	–	2		10	–	2
#7 Michigan State		6	–	2		10	–	2
#11 Penn State		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Minnesota		5	–	3		8	–	4
#24 Illinois		4	–	4		8	–	4
#25 Purdue		4	–	4		7	–	5
Ohio State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Indiana		3	–	5		4	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	7		3	–	8
Iowa		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–6 record, failing to go to a bowl game for the first time since the 1988 season, John Cooper's first year as head coach.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Miami (FL)*	No. 9	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 12–23	73,037^[2]
September 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 14 UCLA*	No. 13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 42–20	93,283^[2]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Ohio*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 40–16	93,222^[2]
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 34–20	93,407^[2]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 17–42	93,524^[2]
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Purdue	No. 20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 25–22	93,766^[2]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State	No. 17	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 10–23	97,007^[2]
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Minnesota	No. 22	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 20–17	50,842^[2]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 21	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 41–11	93,561^[2]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan State	No. 20	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 7–23	74,639^[2]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 25	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ESPN2	L 20–46	93,429^[2]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 17–24	111,575^[2]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

John Cooper – Head Coach – 12th year
Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (12th year)
Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (5th year)
Fred Pagac – Defensive Coordinator (18th year)
Tim Salem – (3rd year)
Shawn Simms – Defensive Ends (3rd year)
Tim Spencer – Running Backs (6th year)
Chuck Stobart – Offensive Coordinator (5th year)
Jon Tenuta – Defensive Backs (4th year)

Game notes

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	3	7	3	20
• Ohio State	0	21	7	14	42

Date: September 11
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 93,283
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson & Lynn Swann

Source:

Scoring summary

1	13:02	UCLA	Matt Stanley 67-yard pass from Drew Bennett (Chris Griffith kick)	UCLA 7-0

2	14:13	UCLA	Nate Fiske 35-yard field goal	UCLA 10-0

2	10:58	OSU	Michael Wiley 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	UCLA 10-7

2	6:54	OSU	Ken-Yon Rambo 2-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 14-10

2	0:56	OSU	Michael Wiley 5-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 21-10

3	10:44	UCLA	DeShaun Foster 7-yard run (Chris Griffith kick)	OSU 21-17

3	0:03	OSU	Jamar Martin 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 28-17

4	11:41	OSU	Ken-Yon Rambo 8-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 35-17

4	9:30	UCLA	Chris Griffith 33-yard field goal	OSU 35-20

4	6:37	OSU	Jerry Westbrooks 8-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	OSU 42-20

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	6	0	9	22
• Ohio St	7	0	10	8	25

Date: October 9
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 93,766
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts & Jack Arute

Scoring summary

Q1	12:15	OHST	Derek Combs 5 yard run (Dan Stultz kick)	OHST 7–0

Q1	8:03	OHST	Drew Brees 12 yard pass from Vinny Sutherland (Travis Dorsch kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	12:43	PUR	Travis Dorsch 40 yard field goal	PUR 10–7

Q2	:59	PUR	Travis Dorsch 32 yard field goal	PUR 13–7

Q3	8:45	OHST	Darnell Sanders 7 yard pass from Michael Wiley (Dan Stultz kick)	OHST 14–13

Q3	4:24	OHST	Dan Stultz 45 yard field goal	OHST 17–13

Q4	14:10	PUR	Travis Dorsch 22 yard field goal	OHST 17–16

Q4	13:42	PUR	Montrell Lowe 5 yard run (two-point conversion failed)	PUR 22–17

Q4	5:13	OHST	Jonathan Wells 2 yard run (Michael Wiley run)	OHST 25–22

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Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	8	0	3	0	11
• Ohio State	7	14	14	6	41

Date: October 30
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 93,561
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar, Al Harris & Chris Miller

Scoring summary

Q1	12:25	IOWA	Kasper 18 yard pass from Mullen (Thein run)	IOWA 8–0

Q1	7:32	OHST	Wells 1 yard run (Stultz kick)	IOWA 8–7

Q2	14:48	OHST	Bellisari 18 yard run (Stultz kick)	OHST 14–8

Q2	8:35	OHST	Houser 3 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)	OHST 21–8

Q3	12:38	OHST	Wells 3 yard run (Stultz kick)	OHST 28–8

Q3	9:26	IOWA	Douglas 38 yard field goal	OHST 28–11

Q3	2:53	OHST	Rambo 40 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)	OHST 35–11

Q4	8:10	OHST	Provitt 41 yard pass from Moherman (kick failed)	OHST 41–11

Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds

^[4]

2000 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Ahmed Plummer	1	24	Defensive Back	San Francisco 49ers
Na'il Diggs	4	98	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
Gary Berry	4	126	Defensive Back	Green Bay Packers
Michael Wiley	5	144	Running Back	Dallas Cowboys
James Cotton	7	223	Linebacker	Chicago Bears
Kevin Houser	7	228	Center	New Orleans Saints

References

↑ "Football Falls In Another Classic With Michigan", Ohio State University, November 20, 1999.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
↑ USA Today
↑ USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014

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