# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Miami (FL)* | No. 9 | Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | ABC | L 12–23 | 73,037 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 14 UCLA* | No. 13 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 42–20 | 93,283 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio* | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 40–16 | 93,222 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN Plus | W 34–20 | 93,407 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 17–42 | 93,524 |
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Purdue | No. 20 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 25–22 | 93,766 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Penn State | No. 17 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | ABC | L 10–23 | 97,007 |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Minnesota | No. 22 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | ESPN | W 20–17 | 50,842 |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa | No. 21 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN Plus | W 41–11 | 93,561 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Michigan State | No. 20 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN | L 7–23 | 74,639 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 25 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 20–46 | 93,429 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Michigan | | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 17–24 | 111,575 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Season summary
### Vs. Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| • Ohio State | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Purdue | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 25 |

### Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
* Ken-Yon Rambo 7 Rec, 179 Yds

### Michigan
## Rankings

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