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 year)
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
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Illinois $	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#8 Michigan	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#14 Iowa	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#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, OH		W 31–6	88,524
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 24–14	76,520
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Iowa	No. 3	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	L 14–20	66,175
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 69–18	89,192
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 33–22	89,384
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Illinois	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		L 13–17	73,414
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 17	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 21–11	89,104
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 45–27	89,203
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 14	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 56–17	51,176
November 12	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 55–7	88,703
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Michigan	No. 10	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (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, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 28–23	66,484
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Kelvin Bell
⋅

ROLB	ILB	ILB	LOLB
Curt Curtis	Rowland Tatum	Clark Backus	Orlando Lowry
Byron Lee	Pepper Johnson	⋅	Dennis Hueston

ROV
Doug Hill
Steve Hill

CB
Shaun Gayle
Kevin Richardson

DE	NT	DE
Dave Morrill	Spencer Nelms	Dave Crecelius
Henry Brown	Tony Giuliani	⋅

CB
Garcia Lane
Sonny Gordon

Offense

SE
Thad Jemison
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
William Roberts	Kirk Lowdermilk	Joe Dooley	Scott Zalenski	Mark Krerowicz
Rory Graves	⋅	⋅	Jim Lachey	Jim Carson

TE
John Frank
Judd Groza

FL
Cedric Anderson
Mike Lanese

QB
Mike Tomczak
Jim Karsatos

FB
Vaughn Broadnax
Barry Walker

Special Teams
PK Rich Spangler
P Karl Edwards

RB
Keith Byars
Kelvin Lindsey

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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 notes

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	7	7	3	24
Oklahoma	0	7	7	0	14

Date: September 17
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK
Game attendance: 76,520

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Frank 16-yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 7-0

2	OSU	Frank 15-yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 14-0

2	OU	Tillman 37-yard run (Culver kick)	OSU 14-7

3	OSU	Bates 2-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 21-7

3	OU	Shepard 22-yard pass from Bradley (Lashar kick)	OSU 21-14

4	OSU	Spangler 22-yard field goal	OSU 24-14

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Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	0	0	7	14
• Iowa	3	0	10	7	20

Date: September 24
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	3	9	0	6	18
• Ohio State	7	31	24	7	69

Date: October 1
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	3	0	0	8	11
• Ohio St	7	7	0	7	21

Date: October 22
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
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

Scoring summary

Q1	10:08	OHST	Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick)	OHST 7–0

Q1	4:30	MSU	Mojsiejenko 33 yard field goal	OHST 7–3

Q2	2:17	OHST	Frank 39 yard pass from Karsatos (Spangler kick)	OHST 14–3

Q4	11:47	OHST	Byars 5 yard run (Spangler kick)	OHST 21–3

Q4	:57	MSU	Tyree recovered blocked punt in end zone (Belk pass from Brown)	OHST 21–11

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	14	7	6	0	27
• Ohio State	7	21	10	7	45

Date: Saturday, October 29
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 89,203

Scoring summary

1	Wisconsin	Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick)	Wisconsin 7-0

1	Ohio St	Thad Jemison 19-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Rich Spangler kick)	Tie 7-7

1	Wisconsin	Thad McFadden 20-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick)	Wisconsin 14-7

2	Ohio St	Mike Tomczak 28-yard run (Rich Spangler kick)	Tie 14-14

2	Ohio St	Keith Byars 13-yard run (Rich Spangler kick)	Ohio St 21-14

2	Ohio St	Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick)	Ohio St 28-14

2	Wisconsin	Nick Toon 22-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick)	Ohio St 28-21

3	Wisconsin	Bret Pearson 7-yard pass from Randy Wright (kick failed)	Ohio St 28-27

3	Ohio St	Rich Spangler 36-yard field goal	Ohio St 31-27

3	Ohio St	Keith Byars 3-yard run (Rich Spangler kick)	Ohio St 38-27

4	Ohio St	Roman Bates 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick)	Ohio St 45-27

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

Statistics

Keith Byars 29 Rush, 174 Yds

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Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0	7	7
• Ohio State	20	21	7	7	55

Date: November 12
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 88,703

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	7	0	14
• Michigan	10	0	0	14	24

Date: November 19
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Fiesta Bowl

1984 Fiesta Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	7	0	14	28
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	16	23

Date: January 2, 1984
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Game attendance: 66,484
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Griese

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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

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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