1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	1988
Team:	Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	4–6–1
Conf Record:	2–5–1
Head Coach:	John Cooper
Hc Year:	1st
Off Coach:	Jim Colletto
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	Bill Young
Dc Year:	1st
Mvp:	Jeff Uhlenhake
Stadium:	Ohio Stadium

The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for head coach John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 4 - 6 - 1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 2 - 5 - 1.

Game summaries

Syracuse

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Pittsburgh

LSU

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Illinois

Indiana

Minnesota

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Iowa

See also: 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.

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Michigan

See also: 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry.

1989 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
	5	121	Center	Miami Dolphins
	5	127	Running back	Green Bay Packers
	9	226	Defensive end	Detroit Lions
	12	335	Wide receiver	Minnesota Vikings

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Notes and References

1. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 11.
2. Gainesville Sun. 1988 Sept 25.
3. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1988/1988-10-Iowa.pdf Ohio State Official Athletic Site
4. Web site: Iowa ties Ohio State on last-minute field goal. Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1988. September 2, 2019.
5. Web site: 1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203137/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm. 2007-12-21. Pro-Football-Reference.com.