1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl, W 47–17 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
1982 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce
MVP	Tim Spencer
Captain	6 Glen Cobb Jerome Foster Joe Lukens Marcus Marek Tim Spencer Gary Williams
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons

1982 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#NR/15 Michigan †	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#12/12 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1982-1983. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1982 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California, where they won 47–17 against the Brigham Young Cougars.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11*	Baylor	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–14	88,622
September 18	at Michigan State	#12	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 31–10	73,483
September 25*	Stanford	#13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 20–23	89,436
October 2*	Florida State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 17–34	89,491
October 9	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–6	88,344
October 16	at #15 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 26–21	73,488
October 23	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 49–25	52,040
October 30	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 38–6	89,341
November 6	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 35–10	87,666
November 13	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 40–28	30,074
November 20	#13 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 24–14	90,252
December 17*	vs. BYU	#17	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	W 47–17	52,533
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Doug Hill ⋅ WLB ILB ILB SLB Curt Curtis Glen Cobb Marcus Marek Rowland Tatum ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Kelvin Bell ⋅ CB Shaun Gayle ⋅ DE NT DE Chris Riehm Spencer Nelms Jerome Foster ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Garcia Lane ⋅ Offensive Starters SE Gary Williams Thad Jemison LT LG C RG RT Bill Roberts Scott Zalenski Craig Pack Joe Lukens Jim Carson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE John Frank Brad Dwelle FL Cedric Anderson ⋅ QB Mike Tomczak Brent Offenbecher FB Vaughn Broadnax ⋅ Special Teams PK Bob Atha RB Tim Spencer Jimmy Gale

Coaching staff

• Earle Bruce - Head Coach (4th year)
• Dom Capers - Defensive Backs (1st year)
• Randy Hart - Defensive Line (1st year)
• Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (5th year)
• Bill Myles - Offensive Line (6th year)
• Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (1st year)
• Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (4th year)
• Bob Tucker - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
• Fred Zechman - Quarterbacks/Receivers (4th year)

Season summary

Purdue

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 3 3 0 0 6 • Ohio St 14 3 14 7 38 Date: October 30 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio Scoring summary 1 OHST Frank 12 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) Ohio St 7-0 1 PUR Clark 43 yard field goal Ohio St 7-3 1 OHST Anderson 33 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) Ohio St 14-3 2 OHST Spangler 47 yard field goal Ohio St 17-3 2 PUR Clark 36 yard field goal Ohio St 17-6 3 OHST Gayle 13 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 24-6 3 OHST Spencer 41 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 31-6 4 OHST Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 38-6

1983 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jerome Foster	5	139	Defensive End	Houston Oilers
Gary Williams	11	304	Wide Receiver	Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Lukens	11	306	Guard	Miami Dolphins
Tim Spencer	11	307	Running Back	San Diego Chargers

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores
• 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results
• 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats
• 1982 Big Ten Conference Year Summary

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players