1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they won, 10–7, against the BYU Cougars. One major highlight of the season for the Buckeyes was when they beat #1 Iowa 22-13 at home on November 2.
1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Florida Citrus Bowl champion | |
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 10–7 vs. BYU | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 14 |
1985 record | 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Glen Mason (6th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Gary Blackney (1st season) |
MVP | Jim Karsatos |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,339) |
1985 Big Ten Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Iowa $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | WTBS | W 10–7 | 88,518 | |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Colorado* | No. 7 | W 36–13 | 47,022 | ||
September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 5 |
| W 48–32 | 89,954 | |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 5 | L 28–31 | 76,343 | ||
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 15 |
| W 48–7 | 89,846 | |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue | No. 11 |
| CBS | W 41–27 | 89,888 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Minnesota | No. 9 | CBS | W 23–19 | 64,455 | |
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Iowa | No. 8 |
| CBS | W 22–13 | 90,467 |
November 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 4 | WTBS | W 35–17 | 26,477 | |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 3 |
| L 7–12 | 89,873 | |
November 23 | 1:30 p.m.[1] | at No. 6 Michigan | No. 12 | CBS | L 17–27 | 106,102 | |
December 28 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 BYU* | No. 17 | NBC | W 10–7 | 50,920 | |
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Personnel
1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Pittsburgh
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Washington State
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Purdue
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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Northwestern
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Wisconsin
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at Michigan
#12 Ohio State Buckeyes at #6 Michigan Wolverines
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Ohio State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Michigan | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
Game information | ||
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Citrus Bowl (vs BYU)
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Depth chart
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Awards and honors
- Pepper Johnson, UPI First Team All-America
- Pepper Johnson, Football News First Team All-America
1986 NFL draftees
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
Keith Byars | 1 | 10 | Running back | Philadelphia Eagles |
Pepper Johnson | 2 | 51 | Linebacker | New York Giants |
Byron Lee | 7 | 176 | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles |
Larry Kolic | 7 | 193 | Linebacker | Miami Dolphins |
References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8_tS2Vw13FcC&dat=19851123&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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