Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
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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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1985 Season Highlights |
Earle Bruce enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |
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1985 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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10 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Colorado
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36 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Washington State
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48 |
32 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Illinois
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28 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Indiana
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48 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Purdue
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41 |
27 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Minnesota
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23 |
19 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Iowa
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22 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Northwestern
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35 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Wisconsin
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7 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Michigan
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17 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 28 |
Brigham Young
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10 |
7 |
W |
@ Orlando, FL |
Capital One Bowl |
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1985 Season Totals |
Record | 9-3
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Points Scored | 325 |
Scoring Average | 27.1 |
Points Allowed | 212 |
Defense Average | 17.7 |
Opponents Record | 77-60
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Conference Record | 5-3 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 3-2
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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 |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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