1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–20 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 (6th season)
MVP Keith Byars
Captain Pepper Johnson
Captain Mark Krerowicz
Captain Kirk Lowdermilk
Captain Mike Tomczak
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
1984 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Illinois 6 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Purdue 6 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
No. 16 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

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

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 12:00 p.m. Oregon State* No. 6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio SV W 22–14   88,072
September 15 3:30 p.m. Washington State* No. 9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio SV W 44–0   89,297
September 22 1:30 p.m. No. 14 Iowa No. 5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio SV W 45–26   89,733
September 29 8:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 3 The Metrodome • Minneapolis W 35–22   47,543
October 6 2:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 2 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana L 23–28   66,261
October 13 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) CBS/WOSU W 45–38   89,937
October 20 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 8 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 23–20   75,123
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 6 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin CBS L 14–16   78,606
November 3 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 16 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 50-7   89,366
November 10 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern No. 13 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 52–3   31,087
November 17 12:00 p.m. Michigan No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) CBS W 21–6   90,286
January 1, 1985 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 18 USC* No. 6 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) NBC L 17–20   102,594
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

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 summaries

Oregon State

1 234Total
Oregon State 7 700 14
• Ohio State 0 3127 22
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 88,297

[2]

Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1974 OHST, 51–10

Washington State

1 234Total
Washington State 0 000 0
• Ohio State 3 20021 44
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 88,297

[3]

Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 1979 OHST, 45–29

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 3 1760 26
• Ohio State 10 2177 45
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 89,733

[4]

Overall record Last meeting Result
29–11–2 1983 IOWA, 20–14

Minnesota

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 1477 35
Minnesota 0 777 21
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 47,543

[5]

Overall record Last meeting Result
21–6 1983 OHST, 69–18

Purdue

1 234Total
Ohio State 7 376 23
• Purdue 7 0714 28
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
  • Game start: 2:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 66,261

[6]

Overall record Last meeting Result
22–8–2 1983 OHST, 33–22

Illinois

1 234Total
Illinois 17 7113 38
• Ohio State 0 211410 45
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 89,937
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny; 61°F; wind 5–6 SE
  • Referee: Otho Kortz

[7]

Overall record Last meeting Result
48–20–4 1983 ILL, 17–13

Michigan State

1 234Total
• Ohio State 3 677 23
Michigan State 0 0614 20
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 75,133
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 55°F; wind 12–17 S
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • Lanese 7 Rec, 116 Yds

[8]

Overall record Last meeting Result
14–7 1983 OHST, 21–11

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 077 14
• Wisconsin 0 1006 16
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
  • Game start: 12 Noon EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 78,606
  • Referee: Tom Quinn

[9]

Overall record Last meeting Result
40–9–4 1983 OHST, 45–27

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 007 7
• Ohio State 10 23107 50
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 89,366
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[10]

Overall record Last meeting Result
47–10–4 1983 OHST, 56–17

Northwestern

1 234Total
• Ohio State 0 211417 52
Northwestern 3 000 3
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 2:30 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 31,087

[11]

Overall record Last meeting Result
41–13–4 1983 OHST, 55–7

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 330 6
• Ohio St 7 0140 21
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 90,286
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny; 38°F; wind 3 W
  • Referee: Otho Kortz

[12]

[13]

Overall record Last meeting Result
31–44–5 1983 MICH, 24–21

Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl
1 234Total
Ohio St 3 338 17
• USC 10 730 20
  • Rich Spangler's 52 yard field goal (Rose Bowl record)
  • Cris Carter 9 Rec, 172 Yds

[14] [15]

Overall record Last meeting Result
9–8–1 1979 USC, 17–16

1985 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Jim Lachey112TackleSan Diego Chargers
Kirk Lowdermilk359CenterMinnesota Vikings
Mark Krerowicz6147GuardCleveland Browns

References

  1. ↑ 1985 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  3. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  4. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  5. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  6. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  7. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  8. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-19.
  9. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  10. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  11. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  12. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  13. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1984 Nov 18.
  14. ↑ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
  15. ↑ http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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