1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A 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.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 11 |
1:30 p.m. |
Baylor* |
No. 14 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
W 21–14 |
88,622 |
September 18 |
1:00 p.m. |
at Michigan State |
No. 12 |
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
|
W 31–10 |
73,483 |
September 25 |
12:30 p.m. |
Stanford* |
No. 13 |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
ABC |
L 20–23 |
89,436 |
October 2 |
1:30 p.m. |
Florida State* |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
L 17–34 |
89,491 |
October 9 |
1:30 p.m. |
Wisconsin |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
L 0–6 |
88,344 |
October 16 |
2:00 p.m. |
at No. 15 Illinois |
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) |
|
W 26–21 |
73,488 |
October 23 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Indiana |
|
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
ABC |
W 49–25 |
52,040 |
October 30 |
1:30 p.m. |
Purdue |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
W 38–6 |
89,341 |
November 6 |
1:30 p.m. |
Minnesota |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
|
W 35–10 |
87,666 |
November 13 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Northwestern |
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL |
|
W 40–28 |
30,074 |
November 20 |
12:30 p.m. |
No. 13 Michigan |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) |
CBS |
W 24–14 |
90,252 |
December 17 |
9:00 p.m. |
vs. BYU* |
No. 17 |
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 47–17 |
52,533 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Coaching staff
- Earle Bruce – Head Coach (4th year)
- Dom Capers – Defensive Backs (1st year)
- Randy Hart – Defensive Line (1st year)
- Glen Mason – Offensive Coordinator (5th year)
- Bill Myles – Offensive Line (6th year)
- Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (1st year)
- Wayne Stanley – Running Backs (4th year)
- Bob Tucker – Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
- Fred Zechman – Quarterbacks/Receivers (4th year)
Season summary
Baylor
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio State |
3 |
7 | 0 | 21 |
31 |
Michigan St |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: September 18
- Location: Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
|
[1]
Stanford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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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[2]
Florida State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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
|
[3]
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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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[4]
Purdue
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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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[5]
Michigan
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Ohio State |
0 |
14 | 0 | 10 |
24 |
- Date: November 20
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 90,252
- TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
|
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| MICH | Ricks 1 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) | Michigan 7–0 |
|
2 |
| OHST | Broadnax 6 yard run (Spangler kick) | Tie 7–7 |
|
2 |
| OHST | Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | Ohio St 14–7 |
|
3 |
| MICH | S. Smith 4 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick) | Tie 14–14 |
|
4 |
| OHST | Spencer 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | Ohio St 21–14 |
|
4 |
| OHST | Spangler 33 yard field goal | Ohio St 24–14 |
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[6]
Holiday Bowl
1982 Holiday Bowl
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• 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
|
|
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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Depth chart
Defense |
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ROLB |
ILB |
ILB |
LOLB |
Curt Curtis |
Glen Cobb |
Marcus Marek |
Rowland Tatum |
Byron Lee |
Larry Kolic |
⋅ |
Orlando Lowry |
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ROV |
Doug Hill |
Lamar Kuechler |
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Offense |
SE |
Gary Williams |
Thad Jemison |
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FL |
Cedric Anderson |
Ray Myers |
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QB |
Mike Tomczak |
Brent Offenbecher |
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References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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