1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
1983 record9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coachEarle Bruce (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorGlen Mason (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Tucker (2nd season)
MVPJohn Frank
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
1983 Big Ten Conference 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 101:30 p.m.Oregon*No. 7
W 31–688,524
September 173:30 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 6
ABCW 24–1475,008
September 243:30 p.m.at No. 7 IowaNo. 3
CBSL 14–2066,175
October 11:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 69–1889,192
October 81:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 6
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 33–2289,384
October 152:00 p.m.at No. 19 IllinoisNo. 6
L 13–1773,414
October 221:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 17
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
W 21–1189,104
October 291:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 45–2789,203
November 51:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 14
W 56–1751,176
November 121:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 10
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 55–788,703
November 191:00 p.m.at No. 8 MichiganNo. 10
SVL 21–24106,115
January 2, 19841:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh*No. 14
NBCW 28–2366,484
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

[1]

Personnel
1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Roman Bates
RB Keith Byars
TE John Frank (C)
OT Bill Roberts (C)
QB Mike Tomczak
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Pepper Johnson
CB Garcia Lane (C)
LB Rowland Tatum (C)
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Rich Spangler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon
1 234Total
Oregon 0 600 6
• Ohio St 7 3210 31
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

at Oklahoma
See also: 1983 Oklahoma Sooners football team
#6 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #2 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 7 7324
Oklahoma 0 7 7014

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 2:50 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind S 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
  • Game attendance: 75,008
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • TV: ABC
  • Ohio State Football Archive

[2]

at Iowa
1 234Total
Ohio State 7 007 14
• Iowa 3 0107 20
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
See also: 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–10–2 1980 W 41–7

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

Purdue
1 234Total
Purdue 7 0015 22
• Ohio St 6 6147 33
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

at Illinois
1 234Total
Ohio St 0 3100 13
• Illinois 7 307 17

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]

at Indiana
1 234Total
• Ohio St 14 141414 56
Indiana 3 068 17
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Memorial Stadium

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

at Michigan
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 777 21
• Michigan 10 0014 24
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

vs. Pittsburgh (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
Main article: 1984 Fiesta Bowl

[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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