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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Oregon  31   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Oklahoma  24   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Iowa  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Minnesota  69   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Purdue  33   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Illinois  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Michigan State  21   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Wisconsin  45   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Indiana  56   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Northwestern  55   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Michigan  21   24   L       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Pittsburgh  28   23   W    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored410
  Scoring Average34.2
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record68-65
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 9-3-0 AP
8 9-3-0 Coaches
8 9-3-0 UPI
8 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2347213Lost  9-459-0303133  Mike White
Indiana 3-8201360 2-7173326  Sam Wyche
Minnesota 1-10181518 0-9147417  Joe Salem
Michigan 9-3355160Lost  7-98-1304109  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 9-3380189Lost  6-147-2281131  Hayden Fry
Ohio State 9-3410206Won  28-236-3327163  Earle Bruce
Wisconsin 7-4359242 5-4301213  Dave McClain
Purdue 3-7-1251366 3-5-1245279  Leon Burtnett
Michigan State 4-6-1162233 2-6-1111193  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9101398 2-7101329  Dennis Green

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.