1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, L 20–17 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
1984 record	9–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce
MVP	Keith Byars
Captain	Pepper Johnson
Captain	Mark Krerowicz
Captain	Kirk Lowermilk
Captain	Mike Tomczak
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,290)
Seasons

1984 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13/12 Ohio State †	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
#16/15 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1984-1985. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1985 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 20–17 to the Southern California Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8*	Oregon State	#6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 22–14	88,072
September 15*	Washington State	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 44–0	89,297
September 22	#14 Iowa	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 45–26	89,733
September 29	at Minnesota	#3	The Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	W 35–22	47,543
October 6	at Purdue	#2	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	L 23–28	66,261
October 13	Illinois	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 45–38	89,937
October 20	at Michigan State	#8	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 23–20	75,123
October 27	at Wisconsin	#6	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–16	78,606
November 3	Indiana	#16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 50-7	89,366
November 10	at Northwestern	#13	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 52–3	31,087
November 17	Michigan	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–6	90,286
January 1*	vs. #18 USC	#6	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 17–20	102,594
*Non-Conference Game.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Terry White ⋅ WLB ILB ILB SLB Byron Lee Thomas Johnson Chris Spielman Dennis Hueston ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Sonny Gordon ⋅ CB William White ⋅ DE NT DE Dave Morrill Tony Giuliani Dave Crecelius ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Greg Rogan ⋅ Offensive Starters SE Cris Carter ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Bill Roberts Jim Lachey Kirk Lowdermilk Scott Zalenski Mark Krerowicz Rory Graves ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Ed Taggart ⋅ FL Mike Lanese ⋅ QB Mike Tomczak Jim Karsatos FB Barry Walker George Cooper Special Teams RB Keith Byers John Wooldridge

Coaching staff

• Earle Bruce - Head Coach - 6th year
• Gary Blackney - Defensive Backs (1st year)
• Bill Conley - Offense (1st year)
• Steve Devine - Offensive Line (2nd year)
• Randy Hart - Defensive Line (3rd year)
• Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (7th year)
• Bill Myles - Offensive Line (8th year)
• Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (3rd year)
• Jim Tressel - Quarterbacks (2nd year)
• Bob Tucker - Defensive Coordinator (6th year)

Game notes

Illinois

Statistics

• Rushing: Keith Byars 274 yards

Michigan

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 3 3 0 6 • Ohio St 7 0 14 0 21 Date: Saturday, November 17 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 90,286 Scoring summary 1 Ohio St Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 7-0 2 Michigan Bergeron 37 yard field goal Ohio St 7-3 3 Michigan Bergeron 45 yard field goal Ohio St 7-6 3 Ohio St Byars 2 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 14-6 3 Ohio St Byars 2 yard run (Spangler kick) Ohio St 21-6

1985 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jim Lachey	1	12	Tackle	San Diego Chargers
Kirk Lowdermilk	3	59	Center	Minnesota Vikings
Mark Krerowicz	6	147	Guard	Cleveland Browns

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores
• 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results
• 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats
• 1984 Big Ten Conference Year Summary

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players