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).
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. 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). Defensive back Ahmed Plummer was the only Ohio State player to receive first-team honors on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries Miami (FL)
UCLA
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Purdue
USA Today
Penn State
Minnesota
Iowa
Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds
USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2014
Michigan State
Illinois
Michigan
Roster
2000 NFL draftees 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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