The 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1980-1981. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1980 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they lost 31–19 to the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 13*
|
Syracuse
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 31–21
|
86,643
|
| September 20
|
Minnesota
|
#2
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 47–0
|
87,916
|
| September 27*
|
#20 Arizona State
|
#2
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 38–21
|
88,097
|
| October 4*
|
#11 UCLA
|
#2
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
L 0–17
|
88,084
|
| October 11
|
at Northwestern
|
#9
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL
|
W 63–0
|
29,375
|
| October 18
|
Indiana
|
#9
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 27–17
|
87,957
|
| October 25
|
at Wisconsin
|
#10
|
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
|
W 21–0
|
79,253
|
| November 1
|
at Michigan State
|
#9
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
W 48–16
|
77,153
|
| November 8
|
Illinois
|
#7
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 49–42
|
87,952
|
| November 15
|
at Iowa
|
#7
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
W 41–7
|
59,890
|
| November 22
|
#10 Michigan
|
#5
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
L 3–9
|
88,827
|
| December 26*
|
vs. #10 Penn State
|
#11
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
|
L 19–31
|
66,738
|
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
Depth Chart[]
Defensive Starters
|
|
|
| WLB
|
ILB
|
ILB
|
SLB
|
| Jim Laughlin
|
Glen Cobb
|
Marcus Marek
|
Keith Ferguson
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DE
|
NT
|
DE
|
| Jerome Foster
|
Mark Sullivan
|
Chris Riehm
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
Offensive Starters
|
| SE
|
| Gary Williams
|
| Thad Jemison
|
|
|
| LT
|
LG
|
C
|
RG
|
RT
|
| Joe Smith
|
Scott Burris
|
Jim DeLeone
|
Joe Lukens
|
Luther Henson
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
| TE
|
| Brad Dwelle
|
| John Frank
|
|
| FL
|
| Doug Conley
|
| Cedric Anderson
|
|
|
|
| QB
|
| Art Schlichter
|
| Bob Atha
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FB
|
| Tim Spencer
|
| Vaughn Broadnax
|
|
|
|
|
|
| RB
|
| Calvin Murray
|
| Jimmy Gale and Ricky Johnson
|
|
|
|
[1]
Coaching staff[]
- Earle Bruce - Head Coach - 2nd year
- Dennis Fryzel - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
- Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
- Bill Myles - Offensive Line (4th year)
- Nick Saban - Defensive Backs (1st year)
- Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (2nd year)
- Steve Szabo - Defensive Line (2nd year)
- Bob Tucker - Defensive Outside Linebackers (2nd year)
- Fred Zechman - Quarterbacks/Receivers (2nd year)
Game notes[]
Arizona State[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| Arizona St
|
0 |
0 |
7 |
14
|
21
|
| • Ohio St
|
3 |
21 |
7 |
7
|
38
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| OHST | Janakievski 20 yard field goal | OHST 3-0 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | Donley 23 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) | OHST 10-0 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 17-0 |
|
| 2 |
| OHST | Murray 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 24-0 |
|
| 3 |
| ASU | Weathers 3 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick) | OHST 24-7 |
|
| 3 |
| OHST | Donley 10 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) | OHST 31-7 |
|
| 4 |
| ASU | Caldwell 46 yard blocked punt return (Lewis kick) | OHST 31-14 |
|
| 4 |
| OHST | Williams 13 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) | OHST 38-14 |
|
| 4 |
| ASU | Mistler 12 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick) | OHST 38-21 |
|
Indiana[]
Statistics
- Rushing: Calvin Murray 224 yards [2]
References[]
- ↑ Ohio State Football Media Guide
- ↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
