The 1988 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for head coach John Cooper. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 4–6–1, and a Big Ten Conference record of 2–5–1.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

LSU

Illinois

Indiana

Purdue

Minnesota

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Iowa

Michigan

1989 NFL draftees