# 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–4–1 record, including the 1990 Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, where they lost, 23–11, to the Air Force Falcons.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas Tech* | No. 18 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 17–10 | 88,707 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College* | No. 17 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | JPS | W 31–10 | 32,432 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 USC* | No. 15 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 26–35 | 89,422 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Illinois | No. 20 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | ABC | L 20–31 | 89,404 |
| October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Indiana | | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN | T 27–27 | 52,080 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Purdue | | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 42–2 | 57,031 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 52–23 | 89,688 |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 48–7 | 89,177 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Iowa | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ABC | W 27–26 | 70,033 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 21 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | | W 35–10 | 41,403 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan | No. 19 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | ABC | L 13–16 | 90,054 |
| December 27 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Air Force* | No. 24 | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) | ESPN | L 11–23 | 39,262 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |

### At Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio St | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Iowa | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 11:10 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,033
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger & Dick Vermeil
Game information :
First quarter
IOWA – Matt Rodgers 3-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 11:12. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.
Second quarter
OSU – Greg Frey 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 14:58. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:35.
IOWA – Jeff Skillett 34-yard field goal, 9:04. Iowa 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 5:48.
IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (Jeff Skillett kick), 2:17. Iowa 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:54.
OSU – Jeff Graham 48-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 0:00. Iowa 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:43.
Third quarter
IOWA – Jeff Skillett 37-yard field goal, 0:23. Iowa 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
IOWA – Lew Montgomery 1-yard run (run failed), 11:00. Iowa 26–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.
OSU – Bobby Olive 21-yard pass from Greg Frey (Tim Williams kick), 6:34. Iowa 26–21. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:48.
OSU – Bobby Olive 3-yard pass from Greg Frey (run failed), 0:01. Ohio St 27–26. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 0:57.
Top passers
OSU – Glenn Frey – 14/37, 223 yards, 3 TD, INT
IOWA – Matt Rodgers – 13/21, 137 yards, INT
Top rushers
OSU – Robert Smith – 13 rushes, 52 yards
IOWA – Nick Bell – 16 rushes, 77 yards
Top receivers
OSU – Jeff Graham – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD
IOWA – Michael Titley – 4 receptions, 79 yards :

### Liberty Bowl (vs Air Force)
## 1991 NFL draftees

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Vinnie Clark | 1 | 19 | Defensive back | Green Bay Packers |
| Jeff Graham | 2 | 46 | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Bobby Olive | 11 | 300 | Wide receiver | Kansas City Chiefs |

## Awards and honors

* Robert Smith, Big Ten Freshman of the Year