1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 47–17 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
1982 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (4th year)
MVP	Tim Spencer
Captain	6 Glen Cobb Jerome Foster Joe Lukens Marcus Marek Tim Spencer Gary Williams Pepe Gomez
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,290)

1982 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Baylor*	No. 14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 21–14	88,622
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 12	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 31–10	73,483
September 25	12:30 p.m.	Stanford*	No. 13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 20–23	89,436
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Florida State*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 17–34	89,491
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 0–6	88,344
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 26–21	73,488
October 23	3:30 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 49–25	52,040
October 30	1:30 p.m.	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–6	89,341
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 35–10	87,666
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 40–28	30,074
November 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	CBS	W 24–14	90,252
December 17	9:00 p.m.	vs. BYU*	No. 17	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–17	52,533
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

Earle Bruce – Head Coach (4th year)
Dom Capers – Defensive Backs (1st year)
Randy Hart – Defensive Line (1st year)
Glen Mason – Offensive Coordinator (5th year)
Bill Myles – Offensive Line (6th year)
Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (1st year)
Wayne Stanley – Running Backs (4th year)
Bob Tucker – Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
Fred Zechman – Quarterbacks/Receivers (4th year)

Season summary

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	0	7	7	0	14
• Ohio State	7	7	0	7	21

Date: September 11
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	3	7	0	21	31
Michigan St	7	0	3	0	10

Date: September 18
Location: Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

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Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	0	0	13	10	23
Ohio State	3	10	0	7	20

Date: September 25
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

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Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Florida St	7	14	0	13	34
Ohio State	10	7	0	0	17

Date: October 2
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 89,491

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	6	0	0	0	6
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 9
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary

1		Wisconsin	John Williams 1 yard run (kick blocked)	Wisconsin 6–0

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Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	3	3	0	0	6
• Ohio State	14	3	14	7	38

Date: October 30
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Frank 12 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 7-0

1	PUR	Clark 43 yard field goal	OSU 7-3

1	OSU	Anderson 33 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 14-3

2	OSU	Spangler 47 yard field goal	OSU 17-3

2	PUR	Clark 36 yard field goal	OSU 17-6

3	OSU	Gayle 13 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 24-6

3	OSU	Spencer 41 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 31-6

4	OSU	Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 38-6

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	7	0	7	0	14
• Ohio State	0	14	0	10	24

Date: November 20
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 90,252
TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and Pat Haden

Scoring summary

1	MICH	Ricks 1 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Michigan 7–0

2	OHST	Broadnax 6 yard run (Spangler kick)	Tie 7–7

2	OHST	Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick)	Ohio St 14–7

3	MICH	S. Smith 4 yard run (Haji-Sheikh kick)	Tie 14–14

4	OHST	Spencer 1 yard run (Spangler kick)	Ohio St 21–14

4	OHST	Spangler 33 yard field goal	Ohio St 24–14

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Holiday Bowl

1982 Holiday Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	3	14	17	13	47
BYU	0	10	0	7	17

Date: December 17
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
Game attendance: 52,533
TV announcers (ESPN): Fred White & Irv Brown

Scoring summary

1	6:54	OSU	Rich Spangler 4 yard field goal	OSU 3-0

2	13:56	BYU	Neil Belhom 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Gunther kick)	BYU 7–3

2	12:55	OSU	Tim Spencer (American football) 61 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 10–7

2	11:14	OSU	Mike Tomczak 3 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 17–7

2	1:43	BYU	Kurt Gunther 39 yard field goal	OSU 17–10

3	8:57	OSU	Vaughn Broadnax 1 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 24–10

3	7:58	OSU	Tim Spencer 18 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 31–10

3	6:00	OSU	Rich Spangler 37 yard field goal	OSU 34–10

4	12:58	OSU	Jimmie Gayle 1 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 41–10

4	7:09	BYU	Gordon Hudson 13 yard pass from Steve Young (Gunther kick)	OSU 41–17

4	2:05	OSU	Jimmie Gayle 5 yard run (kick failed)	OSU 47–17

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Depth chart

Defense

FS
Kelvin Bell
⋅

ROLB	ILB	ILB	LOLB
Curt Curtis	Glen Cobb	Marcus Marek	Rowland Tatum
Byron Lee	Larry Kolic	⋅	Orlando Lowry

ROV
Doug Hill
Lamar Kuechler

CB
Shaun Gayle
Doyle Lewis

DE	NT	DE
Chris Riehm	Spencer Nelms	Jerome Foster
⋅	Kirk Lowdermilk	Dave Crecilius

CB
Garcia Lane
⋅

Offense

SE
Gary Williams
Thad Jemison

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
William Roberts	Scott Zalenski	Craig Pack	Joe Lukens	Jim Carson
Mark Krerowicz	Jim Lachey	Joe Dooley	⋅	Joe Smith

TE
John Frank
Brad Dwelle

FL
Cedric Anderson
Ray Myers

QB
Mike Tomczak
Brent Offenbecher

FB
Vaughn Broadnax
Keith Byars

Special Teams
PK Rich Spangler
P Karl Edwards

RB
Tim Spencer
Jimmy Gayle

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1983 NFL draftees

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

↑ http://collegefootballbelt.com/1982/1982%20Game%20Summaries/Ohio%20State%20at%20Michigan%20State.htm
↑ http://collegefootballbelt.com/1982/1982%20Game%20Summaries/Stanford%20at%20Ohio%20State.htm
↑ http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/fsu-m-footbl-fsuosuhist.html
↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11619115/
↑ Gainesville Sun. 1982 Oct 31.
↑ "Ohio St. Capitalizes on Michigan Errors." Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 21.
↑ http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
↑ 1983 Ohio State Football Media Guide

Win/Loss statistics

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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