Ohio State
B10 · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | W 34–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H |  MAC | 7–5 | W 49–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H |  B12 | 8–4 | W 35–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | W 28–9 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 41–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H | B10 | 5–6 | W 45–15 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 3–9 | W 36–10 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 4–7 | W 38–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–6 | L 24–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 45–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–3 | W 31–16 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | B12 | 11–3 | W 24–14 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas A&M +11
- Michigan +10
- Penn State +9
- West Virginia +8
- Missouri +8
- Toledo +7
- Minnesota +5
- Indiana +4
- Illinois +3
- Northwestern +3
- Iowa +3
- Michigan State -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.