1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Liberty Bowl, L 11–23 vs. Air Force
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1990 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)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 86,071)
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

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[]

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

Personnel[]

1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name
QB		Greg Frey
WR		Jeff Graham
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)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

Texas Tech[]

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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)

	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
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
Box Score

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sept 9.
^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

[encyclopedia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l 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". Archived from the original on 2007-12-20.

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1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	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