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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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 7 | | | W 31–6 | 88,524 |
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 6 | | ABC | W 24–14 | 75,008 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Iowa | No. 3 | | CBS | L 14–20 | 66,175 |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 8 | | | W 69–18 | 89,192 |
October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 6 | | | W 33–22 | 89,384 |
October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Illinois | No. 6 | | | L 13–17 | 73,414 |
October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 17 | | | W 21–11 | 89,104 |
October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 16 | | | W 45–27 | 89,203 |
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 14 | | | W 56–17 | 51,176 |
November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 10 | | | W 55–7 | 88,703 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Michigan | No. 10 | | WXYZ-TV | L 21–24 | 106,115 |
January 2, 1984 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh* | No. 14 | | NBC | W 28–23 | 66,484 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Defense
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27 Doug Hill
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19 Steve Hill
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57 Dave Morrill
| 54 Spencer Nelms
| 97 Dave Crecelius
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84 Henry Brown
| 59 Tony Giuliani
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12 Garcia Lane
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7 Sonny Gordon
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22 Cedric Anderson
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1 Mike Lanese
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28 Roman Bates (TB/FB)
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25 John Wooldridge (TB)
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38 Vaughn Broadnax
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43 Barry Walker
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1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster |
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Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
WR |
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Cedric Anderson |
RB |
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Roman Bates |
RB |
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Ken Blair |
RB |
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Vaughn Broadnax |
RB |
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Keith Byars |
OL |
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Jim Carson |
OL |
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Joe Dooley |
TE |
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John Frank (C) |
WR |
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Jay Holland |
WR |
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Thad Jemison |
QB |
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Jim Karsatos |
Fr |
OL |
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Mark Krerowicz |
OL |
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Jim Lachey |
WR |
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Mike Lanese |
RB |
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Kelvin Lindsey |
OL |
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Kirk Lowdermilk |
QB |
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Brent Offenbacher |
OT |
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Bill Roberts (C) |
TE |
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Doug Smith |
QB |
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Tim Stephens |
QB |
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Mike Tomczak |
Jr |
RB |
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Barry Walker |
RB |
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John Woolridge |
OL |
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Scott Zalenski |
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Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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Clark Backus |
DB |
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Kelvin Bell |
DL |
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Dave Crecelius |
LB |
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Curt Curtis |
DB |
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Shaun Gayle |
DB |
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Doug Hill |
DB |
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Steve Hill |
LB |
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Pepper Johnson |
CB |
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Garcia Lane (C) |
LB |
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Byron Lee |
DL |
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Darryl Lee |
LB |
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Orlando Lowry |
DL |
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Dave Morrill |
DL |
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Spencer Nelms |
LB |
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Rowland Tatum (C) |
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
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Paul Allen |
P |
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Karl Edwards |
K |
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Rich Spangler |
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Oregon
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Oregon |
0 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
3 | 21 | 0 |
31 |
- Date: September 10
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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At Oklahoma
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Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
7 |
7 |
7 | 3 | 24 |
Oklahoma |
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7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
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- Ohio State
- Tomczak
15/25, 234 Yds, 2 TD, INT
- Lindsey
16 Rush, 75 Yds
- Frank
7 Rec, 108 Yds, 2 TD
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- 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 |
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Drive |
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Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
OSU |
OU |
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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 |
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Ohio St |
Bates 2-yard touchdown run, Spangler kick good |
21 |
7 |
3 |
1:01 |
8 |
62 |
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Oklahoma |
Shepard 22-yard touchdown reception from Bradley, Culver kick good |
21 |
14 |
4 |
9:15 |
16 |
59 |
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Ohio St |
22-yard field goal by Spangler |
24 |
14 |
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
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14 |
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At Iowa
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Ohio State |
7 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Iowa |
3 |
0 | 10 | 7 |
20 |
- Date: September 24
- Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
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Minnesota
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minnesota |
3 |
9 | 0 | 6 |
18 |
• Ohio State |
7 |
31 | 24 | 7 |
69 |
- Date: October 1
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game start: 1:30 EDT
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Purdue
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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.
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- 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
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Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)
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
At Illinois
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
0 |
3 | 10 | 0 |
13 |
• Illinois |
7 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
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Michigan State
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Michigan St |
3 |
0 | 0 | 8 |
11 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
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
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| 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
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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.
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- 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
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Wisconsin Badgers (5–2) at #16 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2)
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
Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio.
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At Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
14 |
14 | 14 | 14 |
56 |
Indiana |
3 |
0 | 6 | 8 |
17 |
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Northwestern
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern |
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0 | 0 | 7 |
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• Ohio State |
20 |
21 | 7 | 7 |
55 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 88,703
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At Michigan
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio State |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
• Michigan |
10 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
24 |
- Date: November 19
- Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Vs. Pittsburgh (Fiesta Bowl)
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1984 Fiesta Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio State |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
Pittsburgh |
0 |
7 | 0 | 16 |
23 |
- Date: January 2, 1984
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Game attendance: 66,484
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Griese
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1984 Ohio State Football Media Guide
Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.