This Week in Big Ten Football – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/25/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
October 25, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
THE BIG TEN
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1998 STANDINGS CONFERENCE GAMES ALL GAMES%^$Wisconsin 5 0 1.000 8 0 1.000%^$Ohio State 4 0 1.000 7 0 1.000%^$Michigan 4 0 1.000 5 2 .714%^$Penn State 2 1 .667 5 1 .833%^$Purdue 2 2 .500 4 4 .500%^$Iowa 2 3 .400 3 5 .375%^$Michigan State 1 2 .333 3 4 .428%^$Minnesota 1 3 .250 4 3 .571%^$Indiana 1 3 .250 3 4 .429%^$Illinois 1 4 .200 2 6 .250%^$Northwestern 0 5 .000 2 6 .250
%^$THIS WEEKEND AROUND THE BIG TEN . . .
%^$Ohio State at Indiana; 3:30 p.m. EST, ABC. – Antwaan Randle El meets the “Silver Bullets” on ABC regional television.
%^$Michigan at Minnesota; 11:10 a.m. CST, ESPN – Michigan, back in the national rankings at No. 22 in both polls, goes after its sixth straight win in this 90th meeting between the two schools. Michigan has won 11 in a row over the Golden Gophers, who are sky-high after their win over Michigan State snapped a 17-game losing streak to MSU.
%^$Illinois at Penn State; 12:10 p.m. EST, ESPN Plus – The Nittany Lions, coming off a bye week, look to win for the seventh time in eight meetings with Illinois. The Fighting Illini have scored 12 points the last three games.
%^$Northwestern at Michigan State; 12:10 p.m. EST, ESPN2 – MSU leads this all-time series, 28-12, including a 15-3 record in East Lansing. Northwestern won last year, 19-17. Both teams are coming off losses.
%^$Iowa at Purdue; 1 p.m. CDT – Purdue leads in the all-time series, 41-28-3, but has just one win and one tie in the last 13 games with Iowa. The Hawkeyes have lost two in a row while Purdue has lost two of its last three. %^$
%^$OCTOBER 24 RESULTS%^$Ohio State 36, Northwestern 10%^$Wisconsin 31, Iowa 0%^$Michigan 21, Indiana 10%^$Minnesota 19, Michigan State 18%^$Purdue 42, Illinois 9
%^$OCTOBER 17 RESULTS%^$Penn State 31, Purdue 13%^$Michigan 12, Northwestern 6%^$Wisconsin 37, Illinois 3%^$Indiana 14, Iowa 7%^$Ohio State 45, Minnesota 15
%^$OCTOBER 10 RESULTS%^$Penn State 27, Minnesota 17%^$Wisconsin 31, Purdue 24%^$Ohio State 41, Illinois 0%^$Iowa 26, Northwestern 24%^$Michigan State 38, Indiana 31
%^$OCTOBER 3 RESULTS%^$Michigan State 38, Central Michigan 7%^$Purdue 56, Minnesota 21%^$Michigan 12, Iowa 9 %^$Ohio State 28, Penn State 9 %^$Wisconsin 24, Indiana 20 %^$Illinois 13, Northwestern 10
%^$SEPTEMBER 26 RESULTS%^$Iowa 37, Illinois 14 %^$Indiana 48, Cincinnati 14 %^$Michigan 29, Michigan State 17 %^$Wisconsin 38, Northwestern 7 %^$Notre Dame 31, Purdue 30
%^$THIS WEEK’S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
%^$Defense – Wisconsin’s Tom Burke gets this week’s honor for recording nine tackles including four TFLs (three sacks) in the Badgers’ shutout of Iowa.
%^$Offense – Minnesota’s Luke Leverson had 10 catches for 137 yards, including a 24-yard TD reception with 1:47 to play in Minnesota’s come-from-behind win over Michigan State.
%^$Special Teams – Adam Bailey of Minnesota kicked a 37-yard FG with 13 seconds to play for the winning points in the Golden Gophers win.%^$
%^$NEXT WEEKEND IN THE BIG TEN . . . %^$Michigan State at Ohio State%^$Indiana at Illinois%^$Penn State at Michigan%^$Minnesota at Wisconsin %^$Purdue at Northwestern
%^$Web site – www.bigten.org
