Big Ten Football Update – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
November 1, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
THE BIG TEN
1998 STANDINGS CONFERENCE GAMES ALL GAMES Ohio State 5 0 1.000 8 0 1.000 Wisconsin 5 0 1.000 8 0 1.000 Michigan 5 0 1.000 6 2 .750 Penn State 3 1 .750 6 1 .857 Purdue 3 2 .600 5 4 .556 Michigan State 2 2 .500 4 4 .500 Iowa 2 4 .333 3 6 .333 Minnesota 1 4 .200 4 4 .500 Indiana 1 4 .200 3 5 .375 Illinois 1 5 .167 2 7 .222 Northwestern 0 6 .000 2 7 .222
THIS WEEKEND AROUND THE BIG TEN . . .
Indiana at Illinois; 2 p.m. EST – The Illini lead the series 36-16-1 with a 23-7-1 record in Champaign. The Hoosiers broke a five-game losing streak to Illinois last year with a 23-6 victory in Bloomington.
Penn State at Michigan; 1 p.m. EST, ABC – The Wolverines and Nittany Lions entered the 1998 season ranked among the leaders in all-time victories. Michigan was first with 776. PSU was sixth with 715. The visiting team has won four of the five meetings between the two powers.
Michigan State at Ohio State; 3:30 p.m. EST, ABC – Ohio State has won 20 of 30 meetings with the Spartans but are just 10-6 in Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes have won the last five games. MSU last won at OSU in 1987, 13-7. OSU is 13-2 over the Spartans since 1975.
Minnesota at Wisconsin; 12:10 p.m. EST, ESPN – Wisconsin is 5-3 vs. Minnesota in the 1990s after winning the last three contests. Overall, Minnesota leads the series 57-42-8. Wisconsin has the edge at home, 24-22-6.
Purdue at Northwestern; 12:10 p.m. EST – The Boilermakers are no stranger to success in Evanston. Purdue has a 23-15-1 record on the Wildcats’ home field and an overall advantage of 41-23-1.
October 31 results Penn State 27, Illinois 0 Ohio State 38, Indiana 7 Purdue 36, Iowa 14 Michigan 15, Minnesota 10 Michigan State 29, Northwestern 5
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
THIS WEEK’S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Defense – Andy Katzenmoyer was named co-defensive player of the week after a six-tackle performance at Indiana. He had five solos, three tackles for loss a sack and a forced fumble. Willie Fells of Purdue was the other co-player of the week. Fells had 13 tackles in the Boilermaker’s win over Iowa.
Offense – Joe Germaine was co-offensive player of the week after throwing his fourth consecutive 300+ yard game at Indiana. He completed 31 of 45 attempts (69 pct.) for 351 yards and three TDs. Tai Streets of Michigan had six receptions for 192 yards and a TD to earn the co-award with Germaine Special Teams – Paul Edinger of Michigan State booted five field goals in the win over Northwestern and accounted for 17 points.
NEXT WEEKEND IN THE BIG TEN . . .
Minnesota at Indiana Ohio State at Iowa Wisconsin at Michigan Purdue at Michigan State Northwestern at Penn State
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