1988 Ohio State
4–6–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten), coached by John Cooper. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 LSU 36–33Sep 24
LSU was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Syracuse | W 26–9 | 47% |
| Sep 17 | at Pittsburgh | L 10–42 | 46% |
| Sep 24 | vs 7LSU | W 36–33 | 40% |
| Oct 1 | vs Illinois | L 12–31 | 80% |
| Oct 8 | at Indiana | L 7–41 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | vs Purdue | L 26–31 | 72% |
| Oct 22 | at Minnesota | W 13–6 | 46% |
| Oct 29 | at Michigan State | L 10–20 | 35% |
| Nov 5 | vs Wisconsin | W 34–12 | 82% |
| Nov 12 | at Iowa | T 24–24 | 29% |
| Nov 19 | vs 12Michigan | L 31–34 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 34–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 18
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 2–5–1 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 229–283
- Coach
- John Cooper
- Elo
- 1505 −76 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.8 No. 54 of 102; offense No. 53, defense No. 55
- SRS
- −0.3 No. 56 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jim Colletto
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Young
- Captains
- Michael McCray, Mike Sullivan, Jeff Uhlenhake and Vince Workman
- Most valuable player
- Jeff Uhlenhake
- Offense
- Singleback
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1989
The 1989 draft| Rd 5 | Jeff Uhlenhake C | Miami Dolphins |
| Rd 5 | Vince Workman RB | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
3 second teamSecond team
Jeff UhlenhakeCAP-2; UPI-2- Zack DumasDBAP-2; UPI-2
- Pat O’MorrowKUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1988 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 4 |
| Michigan State | 6–1–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Illinois | 5–2–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–1–3 | 6–4–3 | |
| Indiana | 5–3 | 8–3–1 | 20 |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Ohio State | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–5–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6–2 | 2–7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.