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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Syracuse  31   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Minnesota  21   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Washington State  45   29   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ UCLA  17   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Northwestern  16   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Indiana  47   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Wisconsin  59   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Michigan State  42   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Illinois  44   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Iowa  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Michigan  18   15   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Southern California  16   17   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored390
  Scoring Average32.5
  Points Allowed126
  Defense Average10.5
  Opponents Record63-70
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 11-1-0 AP
4 11-1-0 Coaches
4 11-1-0 UPI
  
1979 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4314252Won  38-375-3198175  Lee Corso
Minnesota 4-6-1264271 3-5-1226213  Joe Salem
Illinois 2-8-1156266 1-6-1111220  Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State 11-1390126Lost  16-178-028159  Earle Bruce
Purdue 10-2287226Won  27-227-1198144  Jim Young
Michigan 8-4312151Lost  15-176-2245105  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Iowa 5-6239216 4-4182157  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 5-6240253 3-5172188  Darryl D. Rogers
Wisconsin 4-7208311 3-5141250  Dave McClain
Northwestern 1-10115386 0-967310  Rick Venturi

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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

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