American college football season
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 .
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Iowa Hawkeyes vs #3 Ohio State Buckeyes - College Football Sept 24, 1983 at Kinnick Stadium
1983 Ohio State @ Michigan; College Football
1983: Ohio State v. Oklahoma (Drive-Thru)
1983 Ohio State at Oklahoma
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 10 1:30 p.m. Oregon * No. 7 W 31–688,524
September 17 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Oklahoma * No. 6 ABC W 24–1475,008
September 24 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 Iowa No. 3 CBS L 14–2066,175
October 1 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 8 W 69–1889,192
October 8 1:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6 W 33–2289,384
October 15 2:00 p.m. at No. 19 Illinois No. 6 L 13–1773,414
October 22 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 17 W 21–1189,104
October 29 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 16 W 45–2789,203
November 5 1:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 14 W 56–1751,176
November 12 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 10 W 55–788,703
November 19 1:00 p.m. at No. 8 Michigan No. 10 WXYZ-TV L 21–24106,115
January 2, 1984 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh * No. 14 NBC W 28–2366,484
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Depth chart
Defense
ROV
27 Doug Hill
19 Steve Hill
DE
NT
DE
57 Dave Morrill
54 Spencer Nelms
97 Dave Crecelius
84 Henry Brown
59 Tony Giuliani
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CB
12 Garcia Lane
7 Sonny Gordon
Offense
FL
22 Cedric Anderson
1 Mike Lanese
Key reserves
28 Roman Bates (TB/FB)
25 John Wooldridge (TB)
FB
38 Vaughn Broadnax
43 Barry Walker
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Personnel
1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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.
#
Name
Class
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.
#
Name
Class
K
Paul Allen
P
Karl Edwards
K
Rich Spangler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Oregon
0
6 0 0
6
• Ohio St
7
3 21 0
31
Date: September 10Location: Ohio Stadium
At Oklahoma
Game information
Ohio State
Tomczak 15/25, 234 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Lindsey 16 Rush, 75 Yds
Frank 7 Rec, 108 Yds, 2 TD
Oklahoma
Bradley 9/21, 170 Yds, TD
Tillman 13 Rush, 83 Yds, TD
Shepard 3 Rec, 85 Yds, TD
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Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OSU
OU
1
8:44
13
80
6:16
Ohio St
Frank 16-yard touchdown reception from Tomczak, Spangler kick good
7
0
2
10:57
1
15
0:06
Ohio St
Frank 15-yard touchdown reception from Tomczak, Spangler kick good
14
0
2
9:14
4
85
1:43
Oklahoma
Tillman 37-yard touchdown run, Culver kick good
14
7
3
8:30
10
57
Ohio St
Bates 2-yard touchdown run, Spangler kick good
21
7
3
1:01
8
62
Oklahoma
Shepard 22-yard touchdown reception from Bradley, Culver kick good
21
14
4
9:15
16
59
Ohio St
22-yard field goal by Spangler
24
14
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
14
At Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
7
0 0 7
14
• Iowa
3
0 10 7
20
Date: September 24Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
3
9 0 6
18
• Ohio State
7
31 24 7
69
Date: October 1Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OhioGame start: 1:30 EDT
Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 8, 1983Game time : 1:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 89,384Referee : Tom QuinnBox Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Paul Allen 21-yard field goal, 9:41. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11.
OSU – Paul Allen 41-yard field goal, 4:30. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:34.
PUR – Eric Jordan 40-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:27. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:00.
Second quarter
OSU – Keith Byars 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:23. Ohio St 12–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
OSU – Garcia Lane 63-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 19–7.
OSU – Garcia Lane 71-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 2:51. Ohio St 26–7.
Fourth quarter
PUR – Tim Clark 39-yard field goal, 14:20. Ohio St 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:31.
OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 10:56. Ohio St 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
PUR – Cliff Benson 5-yard pass from Scott Campbell (pass failed), 3:50. Ohio St 33–16. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:59.
PUR – Mel Gray 20-yard run (pass failed), 2:58. Ohio St 33–22. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:46.
Top passers
Top rushers
PUR – Eric Jordan – 9 rushes, 89 yards, TD
OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 62 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 4 receptions, 120 yards
At Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
0
3 10 0
13
• Illinois
7
3 0 7
17
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St
3
0 0 8
11
• Ohio St
7
7 0 7
21
Date: October 22Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:28Game attendance: 89,104Game weather: Rainy; 56 °F (13 °C); wind 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h) SEReferee: Jerry Hendrickson
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
Wisconsin Badgers (5–2) at #16 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 29, 1983Game time : 1:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 89,203Referee : Jim KemerlingBox Score
Game information
First quarter
WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 7–0.
OSU – Thad Jemison 19-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Rich Spangler kick), 5:25. Tie 7–7.
WIS – Thad McFadden 20-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 2:50. Wisconsin 14–7.
Second quarter
OSU – Mike Tomczak 28-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:19. Tie 14–14.
OSU – Keith Byars 13-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 7:16. Ohio St 21–14.
OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:07. Ohio St 28–14.
WIS – Nick Toon 22-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:57. Ohio St 28–21.
Third quarter
WIS – Brett Pearson 7-yard pass from Randy Wright (kick failed), 11:36. Ohio St 28–27.
OSU – Rich Spangler 36-yard field goal, 4:41. Ohio St 31–27.
OSU – Keith Byars 3-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 1:36. Ohio St 38–27.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Roman Bates 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 12:48. Ohio St 45–27.
Top passers
Top rushers
WIS – Joe Armentrout – 10 rushes, 40 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 29 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
WIS – Thad McFadden – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
OSU – Cedric Anderson – 4 receptions, 70 yards
Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio .
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At Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
14
14 14 14
56
Indiana
3
0 6 8
17
Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio State
20
21 7 7
55
Date: November 12Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OhioGame attendance: 88,703
At Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
7 7 7
21
• Michigan
10
0 0 14
24
Date: November 19Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Vs. Pittsburgh (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, 1984Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, ArizonaGame attendance: 66,484TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
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