The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1982 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California, where they won, 47–17 against the BYU Cougars.
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For the second season in a row, Ohio State did not play Iowa, and that potentially cost the Buckeyes a trip to the 1983 Rose Bowl and conference title, the second year in a row that Ohio State could have been a Rose Bowl participant. Had the Buckeyes beaten Iowa, Ohio State would have been the Rose Bowl representative after beating Michigan head to head.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 14 | | | W 21–14 | 88,622 |
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 12 | | | W 31–10 | 73,483 |
September 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford* | No. 13 | | ABC | L 20–23 | 89,436 |
October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida State* | | | | L 17–34 | 89,491 |
October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | | | | L 0–6 | 88,344 |
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Illinois | | | | W 26–21 | 73,488 |
October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana | | | ABC | W 49–25 | 52,040 |
October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | | | | W 38–6 | 89,341 |
November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | | | | W 35–10 | 87,666 |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | | | | W 40–28 | 30,074 |
November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 13 Michigan | | | CBS | W 24–14 | 90,252 |
December 17 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 17 | | ESPN | W 47–17 | 52,533 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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Rick Spangler |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Baylor
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Baylor |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Ohio State |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
- Date: September 11
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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Michigan State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio State |
3 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
31 |
Michigan St |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: September 18
- Location: Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
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Stanford
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Stanford |
0 |
0 | 13 | 10 |
23 |
Ohio State |
3 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: September 25
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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| 1 | 4:22 | OSU | Spangler 31-yard field goal | OSU 3–0 |
| 2 | 14:58 | OSU | Broadnax 1-yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 10–0 |
| 2 | 0:13 | OSU | Spangler 24-yard field goal | OSU 13–0 |
| 3 | 10:56 | STAN | Harmon 23-yard field goal | OSU 13–3 |
| 3 | 6:26 | STAN | Harmon 24-yard field goal | OSU 13–6 |
| 3 | 3:30 | STAN | Dotterer 11-yard pass from John Elway (Harmon kick) | Tied 13–13 |
| 4 | 8:47 | OSU | Spencer 2-yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 20–13 |
| 4 | 4:15 | STAN | Harmon 47-yard field goal | OSU 20–16 |
| 4 | 0:34 | STAN | Harry 18-yard pass from Elway (Harmon kick) | Stanford 23–20 |
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Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Florida St |
7 |
14 | 0 | 13 |
34 |
Ohio State |
10 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
- Date: October 2
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 89,491
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Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Wisconsin |
6 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
Ohio State |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
- Date: October 9
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Wisconsin | John Williams 1 yard run (kick blocked) | Wisconsin 6–0 |
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Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 7 | 5 |
26 |
Illinois |
0 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
21 |
- Date: October 16
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game attendance: 73,488
- Game weather: Clear; 53 °F (12 °C); wind 12–15 mph (19–24 km/h) NW
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Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
14 |
14 | 7 | 14 |
49 |
Indiana |
0 |
13 | 6 | 6 |
25 |
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Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue |
3 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
• Ohio State |
14 |
3 | 14 | 7 |
38 |
- Date: October 30
- Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | OSU | Frank 12 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | OSU 7-0 |
| 1 | | PUR | Clark 43 yard field goal | OSU 7-3 |
| 1 | | OSU | Anderson 33 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | OSU 14-3 |
| 2 | | OSU | Spangler 47 yard field goal | OSU 17-3 |
| 2 | | PUR | Clark 36 yard field goal | OSU 17-6 |
| 3 | | OSU | Gayle 13 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 24-6 |
| 3 | | OSU | Spencer 41 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 31-6 |
| 4 | | OSU | Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 38-6 |
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minnesota |
0 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
10 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
14 | 14 | 0 |
35 |
- Date: November 6
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game start: 1:30 EST
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 87,666
- Game weather: Sunny; 42 °F (6 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SW
- Referee: John Nealon
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Northwestern
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
13 |
15 | 0 | 12 |
40 |
Northwestern |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
28 |
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Michigan
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Game information |
First quarter
Second quarter
- OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 6-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 6:53. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:14.
- OSU – Tim Spencer 2-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 0:33. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
Third quarter
- MICH – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 2:38. Tie 14–14. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:03.
Fourth quarter
- OSU – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 6:27. Ohio St 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:13.
- OSU – Rick Spangler 33-yard field goal, 3:27. Ohio St 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:44.
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Holiday Bowl
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1982 Holiday Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio State |
3 |
14 | 17 | 13 |
47 |
BYU |
0 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
- Date: December 17
- Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
- Game attendance: 52,533
- TV announcers (ESPN): Fred White & Irv Brown
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 6:54 | OSU | Rich Spangler 4 yard field goal | OSU 3-0 |
| 2 | 13:56 | BYU | Neil Belhom 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Gunther kick) | BYU 7–3 |
| 2 | 12:55 | OSU | Tim Spencer (American football) 61 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 10–7 |
| 2 | 11:14 | OSU | Mike Tomczak 3 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 17–7 |
| 2 | 1:43 | BYU | Kurt Gunther 39 yard field goal | OSU 17–10 |
| 3 | 8:57 | OSU | Vaughn Broadnax 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 24–10 |
| 3 | 7:58 | OSU | Tim Spencer 18 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 31–10 |
| 3 | 6:00 | OSU | Rich Spangler 37 yard field goal | OSU 34–10 |
| 4 | 12:58 | OSU | Jimmie Gayle 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OSU 41–10 |
| 4 | 7:09 | BYU | Gordon Hudson 13 yard pass from Steve Young (Gunther kick) | OSU 41–17 |
| 4 | 2:05 | OSU | Jimmie Gayle 5 yard run (kick failed) | OSU 47–17 |
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Doug Hill
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Lamar Kuechler
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SE
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Gary Williams
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Thad Jemison
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Cedric Anderson
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Ray Myers
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Mike Tomczak
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Brent Offenbecher
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Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 31.
"Ohio St. Capitalizes on Michigan Errors." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
1983 Ohio State Football Media Guide