1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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)

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
	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

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

Coaching staff

• John Cooper – Head Coach – 3rd year
• Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator (7th year)
• Jim Colletto – Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
• Ron Hudson – Quarterbacks (3rd year)
• Gene Huey – Offensive Wide Receivers (3rd year)
• Bob Palcic – Offensive Line (5th year)
• Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (9th year)
• Bobby Turner – Running Backs (2nd year)
• Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
• Ron Zook – Defensive Backs (3rd year)

Game summaries

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Texas Tech 0 3 7 0 10 • Ohio St 0 0 10 7 17 Date: September 8 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary Q2 TTU Elliott 37 yard field goal TTU 3–0 Q3 OHST T. Williams 32 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 TTU Lynn 52 yard pass from Gill (Elliott kick) TTU 10–3 Q3 OHST Smith 2 yard run (T. Williams kick) Tie 10–10 Q4 OHST J. Graham 50 yard punt return (T. Williams kick) OHST 17–10

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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

1. 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. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players