1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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 on their first bowl game since the 1988 team when John Cooper joined as head coach.

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Jacobs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Pagac (4th season)
MVP	Ahmed Plummer
Captains	Matt Keller Ahmed Plummer
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1999 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Wisconsin $		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 7 Michigan State		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 5 Michigan %		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 11 Penn State		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 18 Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 24 Illinois		4	–	4					8	–	4
No. 25 Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Ohio State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Indiana		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	7					3	–	8
Iowa		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 14 UCLA*	No. 13	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 42–20	93,283
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Ohio*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 40–16	93,222
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	W 34–20	93,407
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 12	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 17–42	93,524
October 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Purdue	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 25–22	93,766
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
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Minnesota	No. 22	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 20–17	50,842
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN Plus	W 41–11	93,561
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Michigan State	No. 20	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 7–23	74,639
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 25	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ESPN2	L 20–46	93,429
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–24	111,575
*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 DT 73 Joe Brown Jr LB 58 Courtland Bullard So 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 (TE/Rec. Coord.) Jim Heacock (DL) Fred Pagac (DC) Tim Salem (QB) 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)

See also: 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team

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

Period	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 Plays Yards TOP 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

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 7 3 7 3 20 • Ohio State 0 21 7 14 42 Date: September 11 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 93,283 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson & Lynn Swann Source: [1]

Scoring summary 1 13:02 UCLA Matt Stanley 67-yard pass from Drew Bennett (Chris Griffith kick) UCLA 7-0 2 14:13 UCLA Nate Fiske 35-yard field goal UCLA 10-0 2 10:58 OSU Michael Wiley 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) UCLA 10-7 2 6:54 OSU Ken-Yon Rambo 2-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 14-10 2 0:56 OSU Michael Wiley 5-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 21-10 3 10:44 UCLA DeShaun Foster 7-yard run (Chris Griffith kick) OSU 21-17 3 0:03 OSU Jamar Martin 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 28-17 4 11:41 OSU Ken-Yon Rambo 8-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 35-17 4 9:30 UCLA Chris Griffith 33-yard field goal OSU 35-20 4 6:37 OSU Jerry Westbrooks 8-yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OSU 42-20

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

Scoring summary Q1 12:15 OHST Derek Combs 5 yard run (Dan Stultz kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 8:03 OHST Drew Brees 12 yard pass from Vinny Sutherland (Travis Dorsch kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 12:43 PUR Travis Dorsch 40 yard field goal PUR 10–7 Q2 :59 PUR Travis Dorsch 32 yard field goal PUR 13–7 Q3 8:45 OHST Darnell Sanders 7 yard pass from Michael Wiley (Dan Stultz kick) OHST 14–13 Q3 4:24 OHST Dan Stultz 45 yard field goal OHST 17–13 Q4 14:10 PUR Travis Dorsch 22 yard field goal OHST 17–16 Q4 13:42 PUR Montrell Lowe 5 yard run (two-point conversion failed) PUR 22–17 Q4 5:13 OHST Jonathan Wells 2 yard run (Michael Wiley run) OHST 25–22

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

Scoring summary Q1 12:25 IOWA Kasper 18 yard pass from Mullen (Thein run) IOWA 8–0 Q1 7:32 OHST Wells 1 yard run (Stultz kick) IOWA 8–7 Q2 14:48 OHST Bellisari 18 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 14–8 Q2 8:35 OHST Houser 3 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 21–8 Q3 12:38 OHST Wells 3 yard run (Stultz kick) OHST 28–8 Q3 9:26 IOWA Douglas 38 yard field goal OHST 28–11 Q3 2:53 OHST Rambo 40 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick) OHST 35–11 Q4 8:10 OHST Provitt 41 yard pass from Moherman (kick failed) OHST 41–11

• Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds

Rankings

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	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	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	9	9*	14	12	10	9	19	17	22	21	20	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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