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 93 record, including the 1984 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they won, 2823, 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
Record9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlen Mason (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Tucker (2nd season)
MVPJohn Frank
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 0 010 2 0
No. 8 Michigan 8 1 09 3 0
No. 14 Iowa 7 2 09 3 0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 3 09 3 0
Wisconsin 5 4 07 4 0
Purdue 3 5 13 7 1
Michigan State 2 6 14 6 1
Indiana 2 7 03 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 02 9 0
Minnesota 0 9 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 101:30 p.m.Oregon*No. 7W 31–688,524
September 173:30 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 6ABCW 24–1475,008
September 243:30 p.m.at No. 7 IowaNo. 3CBSL 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. 6L 13–1773,414
October 221:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 17
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
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. 14W 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. 10WXYZ-TVL 21–24106,115
January 2, 19841:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh*No. 14NBCW 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
WR Cedric Anderson
RB Roman Bates
RB Ken Blair
RB Vaughn Broadnax
RB Keith Byars
OL Jim Carson
OL Joe Dooley
TE John Frank (C)
WR Jay Holland
WR Thad Jemison
QB Jim Karsatos Fr
OL Mark Krerowicz
OL Jim Lachey
WR Mike Lanese
RB Kelvin Lindsey
OL Kirk Lowdermilk
QB Brent Offenbacher
OT Bill Roberts (C)
TE Doug Smith
QB Tim Stephens
QB 15 Mike Tomczak Jr
RB Barry Walker
RB John Woolridge
OL Scott Zalenski
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Clark Backus
DB Kelvin Bell
DL Dave Crecelius
LB Curt Curtis
DB Shaun Gayle
DB Doug Hill
DB Steve Hill
LB Pepper Johnson
CB Garcia Lane (C)
LB Byron Lee
DL Darryl Lee
LB Orlando Lowry
DL Dave Morrill
DL Spencer Nelms
LB Rowland Tatum (C)
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Paul Allen
P Karl Edwards
K Rich Spangler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon

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

At Oklahoma

#6 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #2 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 7 7324
Oklahoma 0 7 7014

at Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma

Game information

[2]

At Iowa

1 234Total
Ohio State 7 007 14
Iowa 3 0107 20
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 3 906 18
Ohio State 7 31247 69
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 EDT


Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 0 01522
Ohio St 6 6 14733

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 8, 1983
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,384
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • Box Score
Game information

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 (13 °C); wind 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h) SE
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[3]


Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (5–2) at #16 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 14 7 6027
Ohio St 7 21 10745

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 29, 1983
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 89,203
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
  • Box Score
Game information

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

[4]

External video
video icon Script Ohio/Woody Hayes dots the "i"
video icon Game highlights

At Indiana

1 234Total
Ohio St 14 141414 56
Indiana 3 068 17

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

[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 Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-Dec-20.
  4. Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
  5. "Ohio State Spring Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2020.
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