1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team explained

Year:1989
Team:Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Aprank:24
Record:8–4
Conf Record:6–2
Hc Year:2nd
Oc Year:2nd
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 86,071)
Bowl Result:L 14–31 vs. Auburn

The 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8 - 4 record, including the 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31 - 14, to the Auburn Tigers. Their biggest highlight was their game against Minnesota, in which they trailed 31-0, but came back to stun the Gophers 41-37. This tied the record for the largest comeback win in college football history at the time. It still stands as the biggest comeback win in school history.

Game summaries

Boston College

At Illinois

See also: Illibuck.

Indiana

At Minnesota

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At Northwestern

Hall of Fame Bowl (vs Auburn)

Draft picks

See main article: 1990 NFL draft.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flashback: Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 1989. 19 October 2009.