1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–20 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record9–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlen Mason (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Tucker (3rd season)
MVPKeith Byars
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 2 09 3 0
Illinois 6 3 07 4 0
Purdue 6 3 07 5 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 18 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 17 4 1
Michigan State 5 4 06 6 0
Michigan 5 4 06 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 04 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 02 9 0
Indiana 0 9 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 93 record, including the 1985 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 2017, to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 812:00 p.m.Oregon State*No. 6SVW 22–1488,072
September 153:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
SVW 44–089,297
September 221:30 p.m.No. 14 IowaNo. 5
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
SVW 45–2689,733
September 298:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 3W 35–2247,543
October 62:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 2L 23–2866,261
October 133:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 8
CBS, WOSUW 45–3889,937
October 201:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 8W 23–2075,123
October 2712:00 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 6CBSL 14–1678,606
November 31:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 50–789,366
November 102:30 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 13W 52–331,087
November 1712:00 p.m.MichiganNo. 11
CBSW 21–690,286
January 1, 19855:00 p.m.vs. No. 18 USC*No. 6NBCL 17–20102,594
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce – Head coach – 6th year
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive backs (1st year)
  • Bill Conley – Offense (1st year)
  • Steve Devine – Offensive line (2nd year)
  • Randy Hart – Defensive line (3rd year)
  • Glen Mason – Offensive coordinator (7th year)
  • Bill Myles – Offensive line (8th year)
  • Fred Pagac – Defensive linebackers (3rd year)
  • Jim Tressel – Quarterbacks (2nd year)
  • Bob Tucker – Defensive coordinator (6th year)

Game summaries

Oregon State

1 234Total
Oregon State 7 700 14
Ohio State 0 3127 22
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 88,297

[2]

Washington State

1 234Total
Washington State 0 000 0
Ohio State 3 20021 44
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 88,297

[3]

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 3 1760 26
Ohio State 10 2177 45
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 89,733

[4]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Ohio State 7 1477 35
Minnesota 0 778 22
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 47,543

[5]

Purdue

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 3 7623
Purdue 7 0 71428

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 6, 1984
  • Game time: 1:31 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,261
  • Box Score
Game information

Illinois

1 234Total
Illinois 17 7113 38
Ohio State 0 211410 45
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 89,937
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny; 61 °F (16 °C); wind 5–6 mph (8.0–9.7 km/h) SE
  • Referee: Otho Kortz

[6]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 677 23
Michigan State 0 0614 20
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Spartan Stadium
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:45
  • Game attendance: 75,133
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 55 °F (13 °C); wind 12–17 mph (19–27 km/h) S
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • Lanese 7 Rec, 116 Yds

[7]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 077 14
Wisconsin 0 1006 16
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
  • Game start: 12 Noon EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 78,606
  • Referee: Tom Quinn

[8]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 007 7
Ohio State 10 23107 50
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:41
  • Game attendance: 89,366
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[9]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 211417 52
Northwestern 3 000 3
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
  • Game start: 2:30 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 31,087
  • Game weather: Overcast

[10]

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 330 6
Ohio St 7 0140 21
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 90,286
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny; 38 °F (3 °C); wind 3 mph (4.8 km/h) W
  • Referee: Otho Kortz

[11]

[12]

Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl
1 234Total
Ohio St 3 338 17
USC 10 730 20
  • Rich Spangler's 52 yard field goal (Rose Bowl record)
  • Cris Carter 9 Rec, 172 Yds

[13]

1985 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Jim Lachey112TackleSan Diego Chargers
Kirk Lowdermilk359CenterMinnesota Vikings
Mark Krerowicz6147GuardCleveland Browns

References

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  2. Ohio State Football Archives. Retrieved 2018-Sep-30.
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