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-
1985 Season Highlights
Earle Bruce enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Pittsburgh
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Colorado
36
13
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Washington State
48
32
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Illinois
28
31
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Indiana
48
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Purdue
41
27
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Minnesota
23
19
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Iowa
22
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Northwestern
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Wisconsin
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Michigan
17
27
L
Sat., Dec. 28
Brigham Young
10
7
W
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1985 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 325
Scoring Average 27.1
Points Allowed 212
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 77-60
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 9-3-0
AP
11 9-3-0
Coaches
11 9-3-0
UPI
13 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.