American college football season
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.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 10 3:30 p.m. Syracuse * ABC W 26–989,768
September 17 7:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh * No. 18 ESPN L 10–4256,500
September 24 3:30 p.m. No. 7 LSU * ABC W 36–3390,584 [1]
October 1 1:30 p.m. Illinois L 12–3190,274
October 8 3:30 p.m. at Indiana ABC L 7–4152,133
October 15 1:30 p.m. Purdue L 26–3190,970
October 22 8:00 p.m. Minnesota W 13–644,221
October 29 12:00 p.m. at Michigan State L 10–2077,111
November 5 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin W 34–1290,032
November 12 12:00 p.m. at Iowa T 24–2467,700
November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Michigan ABC L 31–3490,176
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel
1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense