1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 9
1983 record 9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Earle Bruce (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Glen Mason
MVP John Frank
Captain John Frank
Captain Garcia Lane
Captain Bill Roberts
Captain Rowland Tatum
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
1983 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 8 Michigan 8 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 14 Iowa 7 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Wisconsin 5 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Michigan State 2 –6 –1  4 –6 –1
Indiana 2 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Minnesota 0 –9 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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 Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 1:30 p.m. Oregon* No. 7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 31–6   88,524
September 17 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Oklahoma* No. 6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma ABC W 24–14   76,520
September 24 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 Iowa No. 3 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa CBS L 14–20   66,175
October 1 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 69–18   89,192
October 8 1:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 33–22   89,384
October 15 2:00 p.m. at No. 19 Illinois No. 6 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck Trophy) L 13–17   73,414
October 22 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 17 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 21–11   89,104
October 29 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 16 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 45–27   89,203
November 5 1:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 14 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 56–17   51,176
November 12 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 10 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 55–7   88,703
November 19 1:00 p.m. at No. 8 Michigan No. 10 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan (The Game) SV L 21–24   106,115
January 2, 1984 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh* No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl) NBC W 28–23   66,484
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[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 summaries

Oklahoma

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 773 24
Oklahoma 0 770 14

[2]

Iowa

1 234Total
Ohio State 7 007 14
• Iowa 3 0107 20
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 3 906 18
• Ohio State 7 31247 69
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan St 3 008 11
• Ohio St 7 707 21
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:28
  • Game attendance: 89,104
  • Game weather: Rainy; 56°F; wind 15–25 SE
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[3]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 14 760 27
• Ohio State 7 21107 45
  • Date: Saturday, October 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 89,203

Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio.

Statistics

[4]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 007 7
• Ohio State 20 2177 55
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 88,703

Michigan

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 770 14
• Michigan 10 0014 24
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Fiesta Bowl

1984 Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 7014 28
Pittsburgh 0 7016 23
  • Date: January 2, 1984
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
  • Game attendance: 66,484
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Griese

[5]

1984 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
William Roberts127GuardNew York Giants
John Frank256Tight endSan Francisco 49ers
Garcia Lane361Defensive backKansas City Chiefs
Rowland Tatum6165LinebackerMiami Dolphins
Shaun Gayle10271Defensive backChicago Bears
Joe Dooley10274CenterLos Angeles Rams
Thad Jemison12310Wide receiverTampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ↑ 1984 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ "Ohio St. Is Superb In Beating Sooners." Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 18.
  3. ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-20.
  4. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
  5. ↑ http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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