Season Record: 4-6-1
Conference Record: 2-5-1
Home Record: 3-3
Road Record: 1-3-1
1988 Roster: 110 players (73% from Ohio)
1989 NFL Draft Selections: 4
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1988 Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormy Warner | ST, SS | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 |  Lance Price | CB, TB | 6'1" | 190 | 2/4/1967 | Toledo, OH | Scott |
| 2 |  Bernard Edwards | FL | 6'5" | 195 | 2/24/1969 | Ft. Myers, FL | Ft. Myers |
| 3 |  Greg Beatty | SE | 5'11" | 175 | 7/1/1970 | Houston, TX | Willowridge |
| 3 |  Sean Bell | DB, FS, ST | 6'2" | 195 | 12/25/1965 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 4 |  Kirk Herbstreit | H, QB | 6'2" | 212 | 8/19/1969 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 4 |  Wes Siegenthaler | SE | 6'0" | 172 | 10/6/1967 | Massillon, OH | Washington |
| 5 |  Everett Ross | FL, SE, ST, TB | 5'11" | 188 | 3/6/1966 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 6 |  Pat O’Morrow | K | 5'11" | 180 | 10/24/1967 | Radford, VA | Radford |
| 7 |  Vinnie Clark | CB | 6'1" | 193 | 1/22/1969 | Cincinnati, OH | CAPE |
| 8 |  Bobby Olive | FL | 6'1" | 165 | 4/22/1969 | Atlanta, GA | Douglass |
| 8 |  Mark Smith | P | 6'2" | 215 | 11/16/1967 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 9 |  Jason Frank | QB | 6'3" | 225 | 9/18/1970 | Anaheim, CA | Servite |
| 11 |  Bill Matlock | FB, ST | 5'9" | 220 | 4/22/1967 | Columbus, OH | Beechcroft |
| 12 |  Nick Cochran | QB | 6'2" | 195 | 12/01/1969 | Girard, OH | Girard |
| 13 |  Scott Powell | H, OLB, QB, TE | 6'4" | 221 | 2/19/1966 | North Canton, OH | Hoover |
| 13 | Brady Pugh | S | 5'11" | 175 | - | Lima, OH | Lima Senior |
| 14 |  Chris Stablein | OLB, QB | 6'3" | 215 | 1/6/1968 | Erie, PA | McDowell |
| 15 |  Greg Frey | QB | 6'2" | 195 | 1/29/1968 | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier |
| 16 |  Mike Chancey | OLB, QB | 6'4" | 245 | 4/21/1968 | Syracuse, OH | Meigs |
| 17 |  John Wagoner | FL, QB, ST, SS | 6'3" | 207 | 6/01/1968 | High Point, NC | Andrews |
| 17 | Doug Dinan | DB | 6'0" | 175 | - | Zanesville, OH | Bishop Rosencrans |
| 18 | Troy Hilsenroth | SS | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Dwight Smith | CB, S, ST | 5'11" | 180 | 9/1/1966 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 21 |  Zack Dumas | CB, ST, SS | 6'2" | 192 | 3/14/1968 | Deptford, NJ | Deptford |
| 21 | David McAllister | QB | 6'2" | 195 | - | Athens, OH | Athens |
| 22 |  Tony Cupe | CB, WR | 6'0" | 190 | 4/24/1968 | Columbus, OH | South |
| 23 | Jason Warner | SS | 6'1" | 180 | - | Marion, OH | Pleasant |
| 23 |  Marc Hicks | SE, TB, WR | 6'2" | 205 | 6/2/1966 | Davis, CA | Davis |
| 24 |  Tim Rutledge | CB, ST | 6'1" | 190 | 2/5/1969 | Youngstown, OH | East |
| 25 |  Carlos Snow | TB | 5'9" | 200 | 10/24/1968 | Cincinnati, OH | CAPE |
| 25 | Chris Ntukogu | DB | 5'10" | 150 | - | Nsukka, NRA | Bowling Green |
| 27 |  David Brown | CB, S | 6'0" | 182 | 7/7/1966 | Utica, NY | Notre Dame |
| 27 | John Dawson | SE | 5'11" | 175 | - | Grand Rapids, OH | Otsego |
| 28 |  John Spencer | FB | 6'0" | 215 | 11/20/1968 | St. Clairsville, OH | St. Clairsville |
| 28 | Bob Hoyt | K | 6'1" | 150 | - | Strongsville, OH | Strongsville |
| 29 |  Bryan Cook | CB, S | 6'3" | 190 | 11/13/1969 | Youngstown, OH | Ursuline |
| 30 |  Brent Johnson | ILB, OLB, ST | 6'1" | 218 | 6/24/1969 | Columbus, OH | Bexley |
| 30 | Otto Susec | OLB | 6'2" | 225 | - | Maple Heights, OH | Trinity |
| 31 | Mike Giesler | CB | 5'11" | 185 | - | Woodville, OH | Woodmore |
| 32 |  Dave Bals | ILB | 6'2" | 219 | 9/24/1969 | Eastlake, OH | Willoughby South |
| 33 |  Tony Goodgame | TB | 6'2" | 230 | 6/30/1970 | Roxbury, NJ | Roxbury |
| 33 | Trevor Poole | DB | 6'1" | 193 | - | Belpre, OH | Belpre |
| 35 |  Scottie Graham | FB | 5'10" | 220 | 3/28/1969 | Long Beach, NY | Long Beach |
| 35 | Kristofer Kostival | ILB | 5'11" | 225 | - | Chauncey, OH | Athens |
| 36 |  Judah Herman | ILB | 6'1" | 225 | 1/10/1970 | Bainbridge, OH | Kenston |
| 37 |  Buster Howe | CB | 6'0" | 180 | 8/21/1969 | Zanesville, OH | Zanesville |
| 39 |  Tyrone Harrison | FB, ILB | 6'2" | 235 | 5/4/1969 | Highland Park, NJ | Highland Park |
| 41 |  Jaymes Bryant | TB | 6'0" | 215 | 6/18/1967 | Harrisburg, PA | Bishop McDevitt |
| 41 | Brian Eisenberg | K | 5'10" | 159 | - | Bloomfield Hills, MI | Andover |
| 42 |  Vince Workman | FL, TB | 5'11" | 195 | 5/9/1967 | Dublin, OH | Dublin |
| 42 | Scott Osborne | 5'7" | 188 | - | Iselin, NJ | JFK Memorial | |
| 43 |  John Martin | OLB | 6'3" | 214 | 1/11/1970 | Watseka, IL | Watseka |
| 44 |  Tony Closson | ILB | 5'11" | 233 | 9/11/1968 | Delphos, OH | Jefferson |
| 46 |  Jim Peel | ST, SS | 5'11" | 190 | 4/15/1968 | Beaver Falls, PA | Blackhawk |
| 47 | Patrick Rogan | OLB | 6'2" | 218 | - | Urbana, OH | Urbana |
| 47 | Tony Fenstermaker | FL | 6'2" | 185 | - | Powell, OH | Olentangy |
| 48 |  Mark “Bo” Pelini | FS | 6'2" | 195 | 12/13/1967 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 49 |  Andy Gurd | ILB | 6'3" | 230 | 3/27/1969 | Chagrin Falls, OH | Kenston |
| 50 |  Jeff Davidson | OG, OT | 6'6" | 300 | 10/03/1967 | Westerville, OH | North |
| 51 |  Greg Zackeroff | OG | 6'5" | 265 | 4/15/1966 | Warren, OH | Harding |
| 52 |  Len Hartman | OG | 6'2" | 280 | 11/10/1969 | Leavittsburg, OH | LaBrae |
| 52 |  Tom Moore | C, LS, ST | 6'3" | 227 | 2/19/1966 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 54 |  Pat Thomas | NG | 6'1" | 260 | 6/6/1966 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 56 |  Orlondo Craig | ILB | 6'1" | 215 | 7/12/1967 | Detroit, MI | Mackenzie |
| 57 |  John Sullivan | ILB | 6'0" | 237 | 10/27/1965 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 58 | Tom Scholl | C | 6'1" | 220 | - | Columbus, OH | Watterson |
| 61 |  Ken Voll | C, OG | 6'3" | 270 | 6/15/1968 | Lakewood, OH | Lakewood |
| 62 |  Tony Moore | DT, OT | 6'4" | 296 | 1/30/1968 | Amherst, OH | Steele |
| 62 |  Dan Hirneise | C | 6'3" | 290 | 10/1/1966 | Marion, OH | Pleasant |
| 62 |  Charlie Keenan | NG, OLB, ST | 6'2" | 220 | 10/2/1966 | Steubenville, OH | Steubenville |
| 63 |  Roy Nichols | OG, OT | 6'5" | 295 | 1/9/1969 | Jeannette, PA | Jeannette |
| 64 |  Mike Kuri | C, LS | 6'5" | 275 | 6/10/1967 | Martins Ferry, OH | Martins Ferry |
| 65 |  Erik Grimm | OG | 6'4" | 260 | 8/23/1968 | Sisterville, WV | Sisterville |
| 66 |  Paul Long | C, DT | 6'5" | 282 | 4/9/1969 | Highland Heights, OH | Mayfield |
| 66 |  Karl Coles | DT, OG | 6'5" | 295 | 2/23/1967 | Gahanna, OH | Lincoln |
| 66 | Stephen Robbins | DT | 6'3" | 247 | - | Westerville, OH | South |
| 67 | Travis Lutz | TE | 6'4 | 220 | - | Bucyrus, OH | Colonel Crawford |
| 67 |  Mike Sullivan | ILB, NG, ST | 6'0" | 241 | 10/27/1965 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 68 |  Jeff Uhlenhake | C, DT, OG | 6'4" | 270 | 1/28/1966 | Newark, OH | Newark Catholic |
| 69 |  John Schilling | OT | 6'4" | 265 | 1/14/1970 | Clinton, OH | Massillon Washington |
| 70 |  Steve France | OG, OT | 6'5" | 275 | 12/27/1966 | Lancaster, PA | Catholic |
| 71 |  Mike Huddleston | C, OG | 6'5" | 285 | 12/30/1968 | Wooster, OH | Wooster |
| 72 |  Corey Pargo | NG | 6'3" | 280 | 1/14/1970 | Toledo, OH | Rogers |
| 73 |  Paul Sherrick | OT | 6'8" | 300 | 11/02/1969 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 74 |  Tim Moxley | OT | 6'7" | 310 | 3/6/1967 | Barnesville, OH | Barnesville |
| 75 |  John Peterson | OG | 6'4" | 292 | 3/20/1968 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 76 |  Dan Beatty | C, DT | 6'4" | 285 | 9/18/1967 | East Liverpool, OH | East Liverpool |
| 78 |  Mick Shoaf | OT | 6'6" | 285 | 3/10/1969 | Orwell, OH | Grand Valley |
| 79 |  Joe Staysniak | OT | 6'5" | 290 | 12/08/1966 | Elyria, OH | Midview |
| 80 |  Chris Roy | TE | 6'3" | 245 | 1/18/1970 | Westerville, OH | DeSales |
| 81 |  Tom Lease | ILB | 6'5" | 230 | 8/31/1969 | Kenton, OH | Kenton |
| 81 | Anthony Cook | TE | 6'2" | 210 | - | Cincinnati, OH | Mt. Healthy |
| 82 |  Jay Koch | FL, OLB, ST, TE | 6'2" | 220 | 2/9/1969 | Cincinnati, OH | Purcell Marian |
| 84 |  Jeff Graham | FL | 6'2" | 195 | 2/14/1969 | Dayton, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 85 |  Jim Palmer | TE | 6'5" | 250 | 9/5/1966 | Loudonville, OH | Loudonville |
| 86 |  Gary Lickovitch | TE | 6'3" | 245 | 10/28/1966 | Solon, OH | Solon |
| 87 |  Rich Huffman | ST, TE | 6'3" | 240 | 11/21/1967 | Salem, OH | Salem |
| 89 |  Jeff Ellis | TE | 6'4" | 250 | 03/04/1968 | Louisville, KY | Male |
| 90 |  Rich Frimel | DE, DT | 6'3" | 250 | 1/6/1970 | North Olmsted, OH | North Olmsted |
| 91 |  Brian Benio | ILB | 6'2" | 230 | 3/2/1968 | Roswell, GA | Roswell |
| 91 | Scott St. John | TE | 6'3" | 205 | - | Mineral Ridge, OH | Mineral Ridge |
| 92 |  Ken Coleman | NG | 6'2" | 260 | 5/24/1968 | Dayton, OH | Meadowdale |
| 93 |  Derek MacCready | DT | 6'5" | 265 | 5/4/1967 | Montreal, QC | Lachine |
| 94 |  Derrick Foster | DE, OLB | 6'5" | 250 | 3/17/1970 | Dayton, OH | Patterson |
| 95 |  John Kacherski | DT, NG, OLB | 6'3" | 240 | 6/27/1967 | Riverhead, NY | Milford Academy |
| 96 |  Srecko Zizakovic | DE, DT, OLB | 6'5" | 250 | 8/13/1966 | Weston, ON | Weston Collegiate |
| 97 |  Joe Metzger | OLB, TE | 6'2" | 237 | 6/24/1969 | Centerville, OH | Kettering Alter |
| 98 |  Mike Showalter | DT | 6'4" | 272 | 6/3/1968 | Bay Village, OH | Bay Village |
| 99 |  Michael McCray | OLB, ST | 6'3" | 230 | 6/23/1965 | Dayton, OH | Dunbar |
Previous Year: 1987 Ohio State Football Roster
Next Year: 1989 Ohio State Football Roster
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: John Cooper
Offensive Coordinator & Assistant Head Coach: Jim Colletto
Defensive Coordinator: Bill Young
Wide Receivers: Gene Huey
Running Backs: Ron Hudson
Interior Offensive Line: Bob Palcic
Quarterbacks: Bill Dudley
Inside Linebackers: Gary Blackney
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Defensive Backs: Ron Zook
1988 Ohio State Football Statistics
1988 Ohio State Passing Stats
| Player | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Frey | 152 | 293 | 51.9 | 2028 | 8 | 13 |
| John Wagoner | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Rushing Stats
| Player | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Snow | 152 | 775 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 |
| Bill Matlock | 69 | 317 | 4.6 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Frey | 60 | -34 | -0.6 | 2 | 3 |
| Jaymes Bryant | 52 | 245 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 38 | 164 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Hicks | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Spencer | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wagoner | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Olive | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Graham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Receiving Stats
| Player | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ellis | 40 | 492 | 12.3 | 2 |
| Jeff Graham | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 2 |
| Bobby Olive | 25 | 370 | 14.8 | 2 |
| Marc Hicks | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 1 |
| Bernard Edwards | 11 | 170 | 15.5 | 1 |
| Bill Matlock | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Carlos Snow | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 0 |
| John Spencer | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 |
| Wes Siegenthaler | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 |
| Greg Frey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Jay Koch | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Jim Palmer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Defensive Statistics
| Player | Position | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sullivan | ILB | 88 | 38 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Peel | ST, SS | 87 | 54 | 33 | 7.5 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Dumas | CB, ST, SS | 85 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Orlondo Craig | ILB | 70 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sullivan | ILB, NG, ST | 67 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 22 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derek MacCready | DT | 53 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Srecko Zizakovic | DE, DT, OLB | 44 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Clark | CB | 43 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| David Brown | CB, S | 41 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark “Bo” Pelini | FS | 40 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCray | OLB, ST | 40 | 24 | 16 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Kacherski | DT, NG, OLB | 36 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 67 | 9 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Benio | ILB | 33 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | CB, S, ST | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | NG | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Gurd | ILB | 26 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Coleman | NG | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Rogan | OLB | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Judah Herman | ILB | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Showalter | DT | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Frimel | DE, DT | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Keenan | NG, OLB, ST | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Huffman | ST, TE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stormy Warner | ST, SS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Rutledge | CB, ST | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Hilsenroth | SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Stats
| Player | Pt | Pt Yds | Punt Avg | TB | I20 | Pt Blkd | XP | XPA | XP % | FG | FGA | FG % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat O’Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 |
 Jeff Bohlman | 50 | 1952 | 39.0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
1988 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats
| Player | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Snow | 19 | 513 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marc Hicks | 12 | 233 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Olive | 7 | 203 | 29.0 | 0 | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stormy Warner | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vince Workman | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Pat Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Staysniak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jay Koch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rich Huffman | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ellis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
 Jim Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Clark | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Jaymes Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCray | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
1988 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results
John Cooper’s first season with Ohio State was a rocky one that resulted in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten and no bowl appearance. OSU scored a combined 229 points (20.8 ppg) and allowed 283 (25.7 ppg). Ohio State did not win consecutive games all year. The highlight of 1988 was a wild home win against seventh-ranked LSU in Week 3. Unable to capitalize on that win, OSU went on to lose their next three games to open the Big Ten season.