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
1983 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ 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 (rivalry)
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. 10SVL 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
RB Roman Bates
RB Keith Byars
TE John Frank (C)
OT Bill Roberts (C)
QB 15 Mike Tomczak Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Pepper Johnson
CB Garcia Lane (C)
LB Rowland Tatum (C)
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Rich Spangler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • 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)
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 7 7324
Oklahoma 0 7 7014

at Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, 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

[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

Purdue

1 234Total
Purdue 7 0015 22
Ohio St 6 6147 33
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

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; wind 15–25 SE
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[3]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Wisconsin 14 760 27
Ohio State 7 21107 45
  • Date: Saturday, October 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 89,203

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

Statistics

[4]

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

Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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