# 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.
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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 14 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 21–14 | 88,622 |
| September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 12 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | | W 31–10 | 73,483 |
| September 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford* | No. 13 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | L 20–23 | 89,436 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Florida State* | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 17–34 | 89,491 |
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 0–6 | 88,344 |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Illinois | | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | | W 26–21 | 73,488 |
| October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Indiana | | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ABC | W 49–25 | 52,040 |
| October 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 38–6 | 89,341 |
| November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 35–10 | 87,666 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | | Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL | | W 40–28 | 30,074 |
| November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 13 Michigan | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | CBS | W 24–14 | 90,252 |
| December 17 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 17 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 47–17 | 52,533 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Baylor

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

### Michigan State

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

### Stanford

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

### Florida State

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

### Wisconsin

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

### Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Indiana | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |

### Purdue

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

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Ohio St | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio St | 13 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 40 |
| Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Ohio St | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
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 :
First quarter
MICH – Lawrence Ricks 1-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 2:11. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:43.
Second quarter
OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 6-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 6:53. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:14.
OSU – Tim Spencer 2-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 0:33. Ohio St 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 1:44.
Third quarter
MICH – Steve Smith 4-yard run (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick), 2:38. Tie 14–14. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:03.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Tim Spencer 1-yard run (Rick Spangler kick), 6:27. Ohio St 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:13.
OSU – Rick Spangler 33-yard field goal, 3:27. Ohio St 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:44.
Top passers
MICH – Steve Smith – 12/28, 127 yards, 3 INT
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 10/17, 159 yards
Top rushers
MICH – Lawrence Ricks – 27 rushes, 110 yards, TD
OSU – Tim Spencer – 27 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MICH – Anthony Carter – 7 receptions, 78 yards
OSU – Gary Williams – 4 receptions, 76 yards :

### Holiday Bowl

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

## 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 |
| Dave Morrill | 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

## 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 |