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 | |
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Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 9 |
1983 record | 9–3 (6–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Earle Bruce (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Glen Mason (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Tucker (2nd season) |
MVP | John Frank |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,290) |
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 7 | W 31–6 | 88,524 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 24–14 | 75,008 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Iowa | No. 3 | CBS | L 14–20 | 66,175 | |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 8 |
| W 69–18 | 89,192 | |
October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 6 |
| W 33–22 | 89,384 | |
October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Illinois | No. 6 | L 13–17 | 73,414 | ||
October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 17 |
| W 21–11 | 89,104 | |
October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 16 |
| W 45–27 | 89,203 | |
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 14 |
| W 56–17 | 51,176 | |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 10 |
| W 55–7 | 88,703 | |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Michigan | No. 10 | SV | L 21–24 | 106,115 | |
January 2, 1984 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh* | No. 14 | NBC | W 28–23 | 66,484 | |
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Depth chart
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Personnel
1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Oregon
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at Oklahoma
#6 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #2 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
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Ohio St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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
Game information | ||
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Scoring summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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at Iowa
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–10–2 | 1980 | W 41–7 |
Minnesota
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Purdue
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at Illinois
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Michigan State
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Wisconsin
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Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio.
Statistics
- Keith Byars 29 Rush, 174 Yds
at Indiana
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Northwestern
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at Michigan
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vs. Pittsburgh (Fiesta Bowl)
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1984 NFL draftees
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
William Roberts | 1 | 27 | Guard | New York Giants |
John Frank | 2 | 56 | Tight end | San Francisco 49ers |
Garcia Lane | 3 | 61 | Defensive back | Kansas City Chiefs |
Rowland Tatum | 6 | 165 | Linebacker | Miami Dolphins |
Shaun Gayle | 10 | 271 | Defensive back | Chicago Bears |
Joe Dooley | 10 | 274 | Center | Los Angeles Rams |
Thad Jemison | 12 | 310 | Wide receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
- 1984 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- "Ohio St. Is Superb In Beating Sooners." Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 18.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-20.
- Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
- http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
- Win/Loss statistics
- Ohio State Historical Scores
- 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results
- 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats
- 1983 Big Ten Conference Year Summary
- Draft data
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