Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
	
		|  | Ohio State University Columbus, OH
 Founded: 1870
 Stadium: Ohio Stadium
 Capacity: 101,568
 Colors: Scarlet & Gray
 Coach: John Cooper
 Conference: Big 10-
 
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| 1999 Season Highlights |  | John Cooper enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1999 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sun., Aug. 29 | vs.
Miami | 12 | 23 | L | @ East Rutherford, NJ |  |  | Sat., Sep. 11 | vs.
UCLA | 42 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 18 | vs.
Ohio | 40 | 16 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 25 | vs.
Cincinnati | 34 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 2 | vs.
Wisconsin | 17 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 9 | vs.
Purdue | 25 | 22 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 16 | @
Penn State | 10 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 23 | @
Minnesota | 20 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Iowa | 41 | 11 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 6 | @
Michigan State | 7 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Illinois | 20 | 46 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Michigan | 17 | 24 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1999 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-6 |  | Points Scored | 285 |  | Scoring Average | 23.8 |  | Points Allowed | 287 |  | Defense Average | 23.9 |  | Opponents Record | 85-57 |  | Conference Record | 3-5 |  | Home Record | 5-3 |  | Away Record | 1-3 |  | 
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| 1999 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1999 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1999 All Big 10 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.