Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (6th of 112) ▪ Rank: 2nd in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: John Cooper (11-1)
PS/G: 35.8 (12th of 112) ▪ PA/G: 12.0 (2nd of 112)
SRS: 23.02 (1st of 112) ▪ SOS: 4.77 (21st of 112)
Bowl Game: Won Sugar Bowl 24-14 versus Texas A&M
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | @ | (11) West Virginia | Big East | W | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 12, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | Toledo | MAC | W | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 19, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | (21) Missouri | Big 12 | W | 35 | 14 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | (7) Penn State | Big Ten | W | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 10, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 17, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 45 | 15 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 24, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 36 | 10 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 8 | Oct 31, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 38 | 7 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1998 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 24 | 28 | 8 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1998 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 45 | 14 | 9 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1998 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | (11) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1999 | Fri | (3) Ohio State | N | (8) Texas A&M | Big 12 | W | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | W 3 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |