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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1983 Season Highlights |
Earle Bruce enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |
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1983 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Oregon
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31 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 17 | @
Oklahoma
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24 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | @
Iowa
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14 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | vs.
Minnesota
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69 |
18 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | vs.
Purdue
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33 |
22 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Illinois
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13 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs.
Michigan State
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21 |
11 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | vs.
Wisconsin
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45 |
27 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | @
Indiana
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56 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Northwestern
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55 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Michigan
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21 |
24 |
L |
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| Mon., Jan. 2 |
Pittsburgh
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28 |
23 |
W |
@ Tempe, AZ |
Fiesta Bowl |
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1983 Season Totals |
Record | 9-3
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Points Scored | 410 |
Scoring Average | 34.2 |
Points Allowed | 206 |
Defense Average | 17.2 |
Opponents Record | 68-65
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Conference Record | 6-3 |
Home Record | 6-0
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Away Record | 2-3
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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 |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.