The Big Ten This Week – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/15/1998 12:00:00 AM | Football
November 15, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
BIG TEN
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%^$1998 STANDINGS CONFERENCE GAMES ALL GAMES%^$Michigan 7 0 1.000 8 2 .800%^$Ohio State 6 1 .857 9 1 .900%^$Wisconsin 6 1 .857 9 1 .900%^$Purdue 5 2 .714 7 4 .636%^$Penn State 4 2 .667 7 2 .778%^$Michigan State 3 3 .500 5 5 .500%^$Iowa 2 5 .286 3 7 .300%^$Illinois 2 5 .286 3 7 .300%^$Indiana 2 5 .286 4 6 .400%^$Minnesota 1 6 .143 4 6 .400%^$Northwestern 0 8 .000 2 9 .182
%^$THIS WEEKEND AROUND THE BIG TEN . . .
%^$Illinois at Michigan State; 1 p.m. EST – Michigan State is 3-0 vs. Illinois under Nick Saban. The Spartans are coming off a loss to Purdue one week after beating No. 1 Ohio State. Illinois rested after defeating Indiana.
%^$Indiana at Purdue; 1 p.m. EST; – Purdue, after a second-consecutive 6-2 Big Ten mark under second-year coach Joe Tiller, spanked the Hoosiers last year, 56-7. IU has won seven of the last 11 in this series.
%^$Iowa at Minnesota; 1:30 p.m. CST; – Iowa has lost four straight games but has won five in a row over Minnesota. Minnesota needs a Big Ten win to improve on last year’s Big Ten win total.
%^$Northwestern at Hawaii; 10:05 p.m. CST; – Northwestern completed its Big Ten schedule winless.
%^$Michigan at Ohio State; Noon EST; ABC – One of college football’s greatest rivalries resumes in one of college football’s storied facilities: Ohio Stadium.
%^$Penn State at Wisconsin; 2 p.m. CST; – Wisconsin, 9-1 after opening 9-0, needs a win and some help to go to the Rose Bowl. Penn State has won the last two in this five-game-old series.%^$
%^$November 14 results%^$Indiana 20, Minnesota 19%^$Ohio State 45, Iowa 14%^$Michigan 27, Wisconsin10%^$Purdue 25, Michigan State 24%^$Penn State 41, Northwestern 10
%^$November 7 results%^$Michigan State 28, Ohio State 24%^$Illinois 31, Indiana 16%^$Michigan 27, Penn State 0%^$Wisconsin 26, Minnesota 7%^$Purdue 56, Northwestern 21
%^$October 31 results%^$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
%^$THIS WEEK’S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
%^$Defense – IU’s Curtis Randle El recorded 7 tackles, 2 TFLs (1 sack) and had an interception in the Hoosiers win over Minnesota. His sack came on fourth down with a minute to play and Minnesota driving.
%^$Offense – OSU’s David Boston caught five passes for 163 yards with two touchdowns at Iowa, becoming OSU’s all-time leading receiver in the process (170). He also dazzled with 68 punt return yards.
%^$Special Teams – Michigan’s Jay Feely was 2-for-2 on field goals and 3-for-3 on extra points, helping the Wolverines to their win over unbeaten Wisconsin.
%^$Web site – www.bigten.org
