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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-

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1889 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

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 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	6-5-1	304	334	Lost 29-31	5-2-1	212	206	Mike White
Minnesota	7-5	293	240	Won 20-13	4-4	176	183	Lou Holtz
Indiana	4-7	251	340		1-7	136	260	Bill Mallory
Iowa	10-2	440	187	Lost 28-45	7-1	249	119	Hayden Fry
Michigan	10-1-1	342	98	Won 27-23	6-1-1	241	60	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	325	212	Won 10-7	5-3	221	153	Earle Bruce
Michigan State	7-5	258	219	Lost 14-17	5-3	215	169	George J. Perles
Purdue	5-6	287	306		3-5	185	240	Leon Burtnett
Wisconsin	5-6	231	263		2-6	126	206	Dave McClain
Northwestern	3-8	170	332		1-7	88	253	Dennis Green

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.