Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: Earle Bruce Conference: Big 10-
1981 Season Highlights
Earle Bruce enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Duke
34
13
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Michigan State
27
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Stanford
24
19
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Florida State
27
36
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Wisconsin
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Illinois
34
27
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Indiana
29
10
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Purdue
45
33
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Minnesota
31
35
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Northwestern
70
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Michigan
14
9
W
Wed., Dec. 30
Navy
31
28
W
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1981 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 387
Scoring Average 32.3
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 21.1
Opponents Record 65-69
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 9-3-0
AP
12 9-3-0
Coaches
12 9-3-0
UPI
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).