1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; Rankings from AP Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes football
1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1999 record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (12th season);
Defensive coordinator	Fred Pagac (4th season)
MVP	Ahmed Plummer
Captains	Matt Keller; Ahmed Plummer;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 89,841)

The 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–6 record. They missed out in any bowl games after having played in consecutive seasons since the 1988 team when John Cooper joined as head coach.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Miami (FL)*	No. 9	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 12–23	73,037[2]
September 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 14 UCLA*	No. 13	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 42–20	93,283[2]
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Ohio*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 40–16	93,222[2]
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 34–20	93,407[2]
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 17–42	93,524[2]
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Purdue	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 25–22	93,766[2]
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Penn State	No. 17	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–23	97,007[2]
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Minnesota	No. 22	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 20–17	50,842[2]
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN+	W 41–11	93,561[2]
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan State	No. 20	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–23	74,639[2]
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 25	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ESPN2	L 20–46	93,429[2]
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 17–24	111,575[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Steve Bellisari	So
C	`68`	LeCharles Bentley	So
WR	`80`	Reggie Germany	Jr
QB	`15`	Scott McMullen	Fr
WR	`4`	Ken-Yon Rambo	Jr
TE	`89`	Darnell Sanders	So
C	`77`	Tyson Walter	So
RB	`28`	Jonathan Wells	So
RB	`5`	Michael Wiley	Sr
TE	`84`	Steve Wisniewski	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`1`	Gary Berry	Sr
S	`2`	Mike Doss	Fr
CB	`20`	Nate Clements	So
LB	`32`	Na'il Diggs	Sr
DT	`79`	Ryan Pickett	So
CB	`19`	Ahmed Plummer	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`87`	Kevin Houser	Sr

Head coach

John Cooper

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Bill Conley (Rec. Coord.)
Jim Heacock (DL)
Fred Pagac (DC)
Tim Salem
Shawn Simms (DE)
Tim Spencer (RB)
Chuck Stobart (OC)
Jon Tenuta (DB)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-11-09

Season summary

vs. Miami (FL)

Kickoff Classic: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	7	16	0	0	23
Ohio St	9	0	3	0	12

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: August 29
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear • 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind 10–20 N
Game attendance: 73,037
Referee: J. Childress
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts, and Dean Blevins
Box Score

Game information

Miami (FL)

Kenny Kelly
17/25, 245 Yds, TD, 2 INT
James Jackson
24 Rush, 89 Yds, TD
Santana Moss
3 Rec, 115 Yds, TD

Ohio St

Austin Moherman
10/22, 107 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Michael Wiley
9 Rush, 72 Yds
Reggie Germany
4 Rec, 56 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	OSU
1	11:44	2	42	0:49	Miami (FL)	Jackson 44-yard touchdown run, Crosland kick good	7	0
1	9:30	5	74	2:14	Ohio St	23-yard field goal by Stultz	7	3
1	7:08	2	7	0:40	Ohio St	Wisniewski 6-yard touchdown reception from Moherman, Stultz kick no good	7	9
2	3:14	4	59	1:09	Miami (FL)	Kelly 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good	15	9
2	0:08	4	78	1:48	Miami (FL)	Moss 67-yard touchdown reception from Kelly, 2-point run good	23	9
3	3:40	9	41	4:48	Ohio St	24-yard field goal by Stultz	23	12
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	12

UCLA

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	6	0	9	22
• Ohio St	7	0	10	8	25

Date: October 9
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 93,766
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dan Fouts & Jack Arute

[3]

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	8	0	3	0	11
• Ohio State	7	14	14	6	41

Date: October 30
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 93,561
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar, Al Harris & Chris Miller

Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds

[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	9	13	13	13	12	12	21	18	22	21	20	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	9		14	12	10	9	19	17	22	21	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
BCS	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

2000 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Ahmed Plummer	1	24	Defensive Back	San Francisco 49ers
Na'il Diggs	4	98	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
Gary Berry	4	126	Defensive Back	Green Bay Packers
Michael Wiley	5	144	Running Back	Dallas Cowboys
James Cotton	7	223	Linebacker	Chicago Bears
Kevin Houser	7	228	Center	New Orleans Saints

References

"Football Falls In Another Classic With Michigan", Ohio State University, November 20, 1999.
Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
USA Today
USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

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[1] "Football Falls In Another Classic With Michigan", Ohio State University, November 20, 1999.

[encyclopedia-2] Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.

[3] USA Today

[4] USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014

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