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-
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 410
Scoring Average 34.2
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 68-65
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-3
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 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
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.