Big Ten Football Update – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
November 1, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
THE BIG TEN
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%^$1998 STANDINGS CONFERENCE GAMES ALL GAMES%^$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
%^$Web site – www.bigten.org
