1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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.
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Big Ten champion | |
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) |
Offensive coordinator | Glen Mason (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Tucker (3rd season) |
MVP | Keith Byars |
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Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,290) |
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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 State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 6 | SV | W 22–14 | 88,072 | |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 9 |
| SV | W 44–0 | 89,297 |
September 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa | No. 5 |
| SV | W 45–26 | 89,733 |
September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 3 | W 35–22 | 47,543 | ||
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 2 | L 23–28 | 66,261 | ||
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 8 |
| CBS/WOSU | W 45–38 | 89,937 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 8 |
| W 23–20 | 75,123 | |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 6 | CBS | L 14–16 | 78,606 | |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 16 |
| W 50-7 | 89,366 | |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 13 |
| W 52–3 | 31,087 | |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan | No. 11 |
| CBS | W 21–6 | 90,286 |
January 1, 1985 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 18 USC* | No. 6 | NBC | L 17–20 | 102,594 | |
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Depth chart
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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
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 1974 | OHST, 51–10 |
Washington State
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–0 | 1979 | OHST, 45–29 |
Iowa
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–11–2 | 1983 | IOWA, 20–14 |
Minnesota
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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21–6 | 1983 | OHST, 69–18 |
Purdue
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Ohio St | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Purdue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: October 6, 1984
- Game time: 1:31 p.m.
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,261
- Box Score
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Illinois
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- Keith Byars 39 Rush, 274 Yds
- Cris Carter 7 Rec, 134 Yds
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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48–20–4 | 1983 | ILL, 17–13 |
Michigan State
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- Lanese 7 Rec, 116 Yds
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–7 | 1983 | OHST, 21–11 |
Wisconsin
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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40–9–4 | 1983 | OHST, 45–27 |
Indiana
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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47–10–4 | 1983 | OHST, 56–17 |
Northwestern
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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41–13–4 | 1983 | OHST, 55–7 |
Michigan
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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31–44–5 | 1983 | MICH, 24–21 |
Rose Bowl
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- Rich Spangler's 52 yard field goal (Rose Bowl record)
- Cris Carter 9 Rec, 172 Yds
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–8–1 | 1979 | USC, 17–16 |
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 |
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References
- 1985 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-19.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- Gainesville Sun. 1984 Nov 18.
- Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
- http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
- 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
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