1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1982 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California, where they won, 47–17 against the BYU Cougars.

1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 47–17 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlen Mason (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Tucker (1st season)
MVPTim Spencer
Captain
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  • Glen Cobb
  • Jerome Foster
  • Joe Lukens
  • Marcus Marek
  • Tim Spencer
  • Gary Williams
  • Pepe Gomez
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 8 1 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Ohio State 7 1 0 9 3 0
Iowa 6 2 0 8 4 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 5 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0 7 5 0
Indiana 4 5 0 5 6 0
Purdue 3 6 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 2 7 0 2 9 0
Minnesota 1 8 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

For the second season in a row, Ohio State did not play Iowa, and that potentially cost the Buckeyes a trip to the 1983 Rose Bowl and conference title, the second year in a row that Ohio State could have been a Rose Bowl participant. Had the Buckeyes beaten Iowa, Ohio State would have been the Rose Bowl representative after beating Michigan head to head.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:30 p.m.Baylor*No. 14W 21–1488,622
September 181:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 12W 31–1073,483
September 2512:30 p.m.Stanford*No. 13
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 20–2389,436
October 21:30 p.m.Florida State*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 17–3489,491
October 91:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–688,344
October 162:00 p.m.at No. 15 IllinoisW 26–2173,488
October 233:30 p.m.at IndianaABCW 49–2552,040
October 301:30 p.m.Purdue
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 38–689,341
November 61:30 p.m.Minnesota
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–1087,666
November 132:00 p.m.at NorthwesternW 40–2830,074
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 13 Michigan
CBSW 24–1490,252
December 179:00 p.m.vs. BYU*No. 17ESPNW 47–1752,533
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

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1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 38 Vaughn Broadnax Jr
FB 41 Keith Byars Fr
TE 89 John Frank Jr
OL 64 Jim Lachey So
RB 46 Tim Spencer Sr
QB 15 Mike Tomczak So
WR Gary Williams
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Shaun Gayle Jr
DB Garcia Lane
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Rick Spangler Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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Baylor

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1 234Total
Baylor 0 770 14
Ohio State 7 707 21
  • Date: September 11
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio


Michigan State

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1 234Total
Ohio State 3 7021 31
Michigan St 7 030 10
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan


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Stanford

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1 234Total
Stanford 0 01310 23
Ohio State 3 1007 20
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

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Florida State

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1 234Total
Florida St 7 14013 34
Ohio State 10 700 17
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 89,491


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Wisconsin

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1 234Total
Wisconsin 6 000 6
Ohio State 0 000 0
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio


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Illinois

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1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 775 26
Illinois 0 7014 21
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 73,488
  • Game weather: Clear; 53 °F (12 °C); wind 12–15 mph (19–24 km/h) NW

Indiana

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1 234Total
• Ohio St 14 14714 49
Indiana 0 1366 25

Purdue

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1 234Total
Purdue 3 300 6
Ohio State 14 3147 38
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

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Minnesota

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1 234Total
Minnesota 0 370 10
• Ohio St 7 14140 35
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 87,666
  • Game weather: Sunny; 42 °F (6 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SW
  • Referee: John Nealon

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Northwestern

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1 234Total
• Ohio St 13 15012 40
Northwestern 7 777 28

Michigan

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Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan 7 0 7014
Ohio St 0 14 01024

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 20, 1982
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 90,252
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
  • Box Score
Game information

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Holiday Bowl

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1982 Holiday Bowl
1 234Total
Ohio State 3 141713 47
BYU 0 1007 17
  • Date: December 17
  • Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
  • Game attendance: 52,533
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Fred White & Irv Brown

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Depth chart

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Jerome Foster 5 139 Defensive end Houston Oilers
Gary Williams 11 304 Wide receiver Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Lukens 11 306 Guard Miami Dolphins
Tim Spencer 11 307 Running back San Diego Chargers

References

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  1. ^ "College Football Belt - 1982 Ohio State at Michigan State". Archived from the original on April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "College Football Belt - 1982 Stanford at Ohio State". Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas on October 10, 1982 · Page 30".
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 31.
  6. ^ Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Nov-27.
  7. ^ "Ohio St. Capitalizes on Michigan Errors." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
  8. ^ "Ohio State Spring Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2020.
  9. ^ 1983 Ohio State Football Media Guide