1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Jacobs (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorFred Pagac (4th season)
MVPAhmed Plummer
Captains
  • Matt Keller
  • Ahmed Plummer
Home stadiumOhio 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  
  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

The 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their twelfth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 287 to 284. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes lost to No. 12 Miami, No. 2 Penn State, and No. 10 Michigan, and defeated No. 14 UCLA, No. 17 Purdue, and No. 24 Minnesota. The Buckeyes did not play in a bowl game (for the first time since 1988) and were unranked in the final AP and Coaches polls (for the first time since 1990).[1]

The Buckeyes gained an average of 166.5 rushing yards and 181.2 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 159.7 rushing yards and 202.7 passing yards per game.[2] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Steve Bellisari (1,616 passing yards, 45.1% completion percentage), running back Michael Wiley (952 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry), wide receivers Ken-Yon Rambo (41 receptions for 833 yards) and Reggie Germany (43 receptions for 656 yards), and kicker Dan Stultz (67 points scored on 31 of 34 extra points, 12 of 16 field goals).[2] Defensive back Ahmed Plummer was the only Ohio State player to receive first-team honors on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 292:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Miami (FL)*No. 9
ABCL 12–2373,037
September 118:00 p.m.No. 14 UCLA*No. 13
ABCW 42–2093,283
September 183:30 p.m.Ohio*No. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 40–1693,222
September 2512:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN PlusW 34–2093,407
October 23:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 12
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 17–4293,524
October 93:30 p.m.No. 18 PurdueNo. 20
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 25–2293,766
October 1612:00 p.m.at No. 2 Penn StateNo. 17
ABCL 10–2397,007
October 2312:00 p.m.at No. 24 MinnesotaNo. 22
ESPNW 20–1750,842
October 3012:00 p.m.IowaNo. 21
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN PlusW 41–1193,561
November 612:00 p.m.at No. 19 Michigan StateNo. 20
ESPNL 7–2374,639[4]
November 1312:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 25
ESPN2L 20–4693,429
November 2012:00 p.m.at No. 10 Michigan
ABCL 17–24111,575
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP91313131212211822212025—————
Coaches99*14121091917222120——————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

See also: 1999 Miami Hurricanes football team
Kickoff Classic: Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami (FL) 7 16 0023
Ohio St 9 0 3012

at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

UCLA

Team 1 234Total
UCLA 7 373 20
• Ohio State 0 21714 42
Scoring summary
113:02UCLAMatt Stanley 67-yard pass from Drew Bennett (Chris Griffith kick)UCLA 7-0
214:13UCLANate Fiske 35-yard field goalUCLA 10-0
210:58OSUMichael Wiley 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)UCLA 10-7
26:54OSUKen-Yon Rambo 2-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)OSU 14-10
20:56OSUMichael Wiley 5-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)OSU 21-10
310:44UCLADeShaun Foster 7-yard run (Chris Griffith kick)OSU 21-17
30:03OSUJamar Martin 3-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)OSU 28-17
411:41OSUKen-Yon Rambo 8-yard pass from Steve Bellisari (Dan Stultz kick)OSU 35-17
49:30UCLAChris Griffith 33-yard field goalOSU 35-20
46:37OSUJerry Westbrooks 8-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)OSU 42-20

Ohio

Cincinnati

Wisconsin

Purdue

Team 1 234Total
Purdue 7 609 22
• Ohio St 7 0108 25
Scoring summary
Q112:15OHSTDerek Combs 5 yard run (Dan Stultz kick)OHST 7–0
Q18:03OHSTDrew Brees 12 yard pass from Vinny Sutherland (Travis Dorsch kick)Tie 7–7
Q212:43PURTravis Dorsch 40 yard field goalPUR 10–7
Q2:59PURTravis Dorsch 32 yard field goalPUR 13–7
Q38:45OHSTDarnell Sanders 7 yard pass from Michael Wiley (Dan Stultz kick)OHST 14–13
Q34:24OHSTDan Stultz 45 yard field goalOHST 17–13
Q414:10PURTravis Dorsch 22 yard field goalOHST 17–16
Q413:42PURMontrell Lowe 5 yard run (two-point conversion failed)PUR 22–17
Q45:13OHSTJonathan Wells 2 yard run (Michael Wiley run)OHST 25–22

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Penn State

Minnesota

Iowa

Team 1 234Total
Iowa 8 030 11
• Ohio State 7 14146 41
Scoring summary
Q112:25IOWAKasper 18 yard pass from Mullen (Thein run)IOWA 8–0
Q17:32OHSTWells 1 yard run (Stultz kick)IOWA 8–7
Q214:48OHSTBellisari 18 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 14–8
Q28:35OHSTHouser 3 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)OHST 21–8
Q312:38OHSTWells 3 yard run (Stultz kick)OHST 28–8
Q39:26IOWADouglas 38 yard field goalOHST 28–11
Q32:53OHSTRambo 40 yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)OHST 35–11
Q48:10OHSTProvitt 41 yard pass from Moherman (kick failed)OHST 41–11

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Michigan State

Illinois

Michigan

Roster

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-11-09

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

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References

  1. ^ "1999 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "1999 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Renes, Hutchinson Earn All-Big Ten First Team "Double"". University of Michigan. November 30, 1999. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Larry Lage (November 7, 1999). "Buckeye Bashing: Spartans back on track after defense dismantles Ohio State, 23-7". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  6. ^ USA Today
  7. ^ USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014
  8. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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