The 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1983-1984. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1984 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they won 28–23 against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Schedule[]
Date
|
Opponent#
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Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
September 10*
|
Oregon
|
#7
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 31–6
|
88,524
|
September 17*
|
at #2 Oklahoma
|
#6
|
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
|
W 24–14
|
75,008
|
September 24
|
at #7 Iowa
|
#3
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
L 14–20
|
66,175
|
October 1
|
Minnesota
|
#8
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 69–18
|
89,192
|
October 8
|
Purdue
|
#6
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 33–22
|
89,384
|
October 15
|
at #19 Illinois
|
#6
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
|
L 13–17
|
73,414
|
October 22
|
Michigan State
|
#17
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 21–11
|
89,104
|
October 29
|
Wisconsin
|
#16
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 45–27
|
89,203
|
November 5
|
at Indiana
|
#14
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
|
W 56–17
|
51,176
|
November 12
|
Northwestern
|
#10
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 55–7
|
88,703
|
November 19
|
at #8 Michigan
|
#10
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
L 21–24
|
106,115
|
January 2*
|
vs. #15 Pittsburgh
|
#14
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
|
W 28–23
|
66,484
|
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
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Depth Chart[]
Defensive Starters
|
|
WLB
|
ILB
|
ILB
|
SLB
|
Rowland Tatum
|
Byron Lee
|
Clark Backus
|
Orlondo Lowry
|
Curt Curtis
|
Rowland Tatum
|
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DE
|
NT
|
DE
|
Dave Morrill
|
Spencer Nelms
|
Dave Crecelius
|
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Offensive Starters
|
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LT
|
LG
|
C
|
RG
|
RT
|
Bill Roberts
|
Kirk Lowdermilk
|
Joe Dooley
|
Scott Zalenski
|
Mark Krerowicz
|
Rory Graves
|
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FL
|
Cedric Anderson
|
Mike Lanese
|
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QB
|
Mike Tomczak
|
Jim Karsatos
|
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FB
|
Vaughn Broadnax
|
Roman Bates
|
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RB
|
Keith Byers
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Kelvin Lindsey & John Wooldridge
|
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[1]
Coaching staff[]
- Earle Bruce - Head Coach (5th year)
- Dom Capers - Defensive Backs (2nd year)
- Steve Devine - Recruiting Coordinator (1st year)
- Randy Hart - Defensive Line (2nd year)
- Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (6th year)
- Bill Myles - Offensive Line (7th year)
- Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (2nd year)
- Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (5th year)
- Jim Tressel - Quarterbacks (1st year)
- Bob Tucker - Defensive Coordinator (5th year)
Game notes[]
Oklahoma[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
• Ohio State
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
3
|
24
|
Oklahoma
|
0 |
7 |
7 |
0
|
14
|
Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| OSU | Frank 16 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | OSU 7-0 |
|
2 |
| OSU | Frank 15 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | OSU 14-0 |
|
2 |
| OU | Tillman 37 yard run (Culver kick) | OSU 14-7 |
|
3 |
| OSU | Bates 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 21-7 |
|
3 |
| OU | Shepard 22 yard pass from Bradley (Lashar kick) | OSU 21-14 |
|
4 |
| OSU | Spangler 22 yard field goal | OSU 24-14 |
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[2]
Wisconsin[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
Wisconsin
|
14 |
7 |
6 |
0
|
27
|
• Ohio St
|
7 |
21 |
10 |
7
|
45
|
- Date: Saturday, October 29
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 89,203
Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| Wisconsin | Gary Ellerson 2 yard run (Kevin Rohde kick) | Wisconsin 7-0 |
|
1 |
| Ohio St | Thad Jemison 19 yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Rich Spangler kick) | Tie 7-7 |
|
1 |
| Wisconsin | Thad McFadden 20 yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick) | Wisconsin 14-7 |
|
2 |
| Ohio St | Mike Tomczak 28 yard run (Rich Spangler kick) | Tie 14-14 |
|
2 |
| Ohio St | Keith Byars 13 yard run (Rich Spangler kick) | Ohio St 21-14 |
|
2 |
| Ohio St | Vaughn Broadnax 1 yard run (Rich Spangler kick) | Ohio St 28-14 |
|
2 |
| Wisconsin | Nick Toon 22 yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick) | Ohio St 28-21 |
|
3 |
| Wisconsin | Bret Pearson 7 yard pass from Randy Wright (kick failed) | Ohio St 28-27 |
|
3 |
| Ohio St | Rich Spangler 36 yard field goal | Ohio St 31-27 |
|
3 |
| Ohio St | Keith Byars 3 yard run (Rich Spangler kick) | Ohio St 38-27 |
|
4 |
| Ohio St | Roman Bates 14 yard run (Rich Spangler kick) | Ohio St 45-27 |
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Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio.
Statistics
[3]
References[]
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data