This Week in Big Ten Football – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/25/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
October 25, 1998
1998 STANDINGS CONFERENCE ALL 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
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