1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 9
Record	9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Glen Mason (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Tucker (2nd season)
MVP	John Frank
Captains	John Frank; Bill Roberts;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Illinois $	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Michigan	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Iowa	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Ohio State	6	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Michigan State	2	–	6	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Indiana	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	0	–	9	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1983 Big Ten season. In their fifth year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record (6–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 382 to 183. They opened the season with victories over Oregon and No. 2 Oklahoma, lost to No. 7 Iowa, No. 19 Illinois, and No. 8 Michigan, and concluded the season with a victory over Pittsburgh in the 1984 Fiesta Bowl. They were ranked No. 9 in the final AP poll.^[1]

The Buckeyes gained an average of 210.2 rushing yards and 176.8 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 101.9 rushing yards and 209.3 passing yards per game.^[2] The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mike Tomczak (1,716 passing yards, 56.6% completion percentage), running back Keith Byars (1,126 rushing yards, 5.4 yards per carry, 20 touchdowns), and tight end John Frank (41 receptions for 584 yards).^[2] Four Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Byars (AP/UPI); Frank (AP/UPI); linebacker Rowland Tatum (AP/UPI); and defensive back Garcia Lane (AP).^[3]^[4]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	1:30 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 31–6	88,524	^[5]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 24–14	75,008	^[6]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Iowa	No. 3	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	CBS	L 14–20	66,175	^[7]
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 69–18	89,192	^[8]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 33–22	89,384	^[9]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Illinois	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)		L 13–17	73,414	^[10]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 17	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 21–11	89,104	^[11]
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 16	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 45–27	89,203	^[12]
November 5	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 56–17	51,176	^[13]
November 12	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 55–7	88,703	^[14]
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Michigan	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	WXYZ-TV	L 21–24	106,115	^[15]
January 2, 1984	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 28–23	66,484	^[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Oregon

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	6	0	0	6
• Ohio St	7	3	21	0	31

Date: September 10
Location: Ohio Stadium

At Oklahoma

#6 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #2 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	7	7	3	24
Oklahoma	0	7	7	0	14

at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: September 17
Game time: 2:50 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny • 93 °F (34 °C) • Wind S 17 miles per hour (27 km/h; 15 kn)
Game attendance: 75,008
Referee: Tom Quinn (Big Ten)
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Frank Broyles
Ohio State Football Archive

Game information

Ohio State

Tomczak
15/25, 234 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Lindsey
16 Rush, 75 Yds
Frank
7 Rec, 108 Yds, 2 TD

Oklahoma

Bradley
9/21, 170 Yds, TD
Tillman
13 Rush, 83 Yds, TD
Shepard
3 Rec, 85 Yds, TD

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Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	OSU	OU
1	8:44	13	80	6:16	Ohio St	Frank 16-yard touchdown reception from Tomczak, Spangler kick good	7	0
2	10:57	1	15	0:06	Ohio St	Frank 15-yard touchdown reception from Tomczak, Spangler kick good	14	0
2	9:14	4	85	1:43	Oklahoma	Tillman 37-yard touchdown run, Culver kick good	14	7
3	8:30	10	57		Ohio St	Bates 2-yard touchdown run, Spangler kick good	21	7
3	1:01	8	62		Oklahoma	Shepard 22-yard touchdown reception from Bradley, Culver kick good	21	14
4	9:15	16	59		Ohio St	22-yard field goal by Spangler	24	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	14

At Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	0	0	7	14
• Iowa	3	0	10	7	20

Date: September 24
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Minnesota

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	3	9	0	6	18
• Ohio State	7	31	24	7	69

Date: October 1
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 EDT

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (1–2–1) at #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	7	0	0	15	22
Ohio St	6	6	14	7	33

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 8, 1983
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 89,384
Referee: Tom Quinn
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Paul Allen 21-yard field goal, 9:41. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:11.
OSU – Paul Allen 41-yard field goal, 4:30. Ohio St 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:34.
PUR – Eric Jordan 40-yard run (Tim Clark kick), 2:27. Purdue 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:00.

Second quarter

OSU – Keith Byars 4-yard run (pass failed), 5:23. Ohio St 12–7. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:59.

Third quarter

OSU – Garcia Lane 63-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 13:43. Ohio St 19–7.
OSU – Garcia Lane 71-yard punt return (Rich Spangler kick), 2:51. Ohio St 26–7.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Tim Clark 39-yard field goal, 14:20. Ohio St 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 3:31.
OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 10:56. Ohio St 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
PUR – Cliff Benson 5-yard pass from Scott Campbell (pass failed), 3:50. Ohio St 33–16. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:59.
PUR – Mel Gray 20-yard run (pass failed), 2:58. Ohio St 33–22. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:46.

Top passers

PUR – Scott Campbell – 23/36, 228 yards, TD
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 8/17, 145 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PUR – Eric Jordan – 9 rushes, 89 yards, TD
OSU – Keith Byars – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PUR – Steve Griffin – 5 receptions, 62 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 4 receptions, 120 yards

At Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	3	10	0	13
• Illinois	7	3	0	7	17

Date: October 15
Location: Memorial Stadium

Michigan State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan St	3	0	0	8	11
• Ohio St	7	7	0	7	21

Date: October 22
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:28
Game attendance: 89,104
Game weather: Rainy; 56 °F (13 °C); wind 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h) SE
Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers (5–2) at #16 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	14	7	6	0	27
Ohio St	7	21	10	7	45

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 29, 1983
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear, 55 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 89,203
Referee: Jim Kemerling
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Gary Ellerson 2-yard run (Kevin Rohde kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 7–0.
OSU – Thad Jemison 19-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Rich Spangler kick), 5:25. Tie 7–7.
WIS – Thad McFadden 20-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 2:50. Wisconsin 14–7.

Second quarter

OSU – Mike Tomczak 28-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 13:19. Tie 14–14.
OSU – Keith Byars 13-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 7:16. Ohio St 21–14.
OSU – Vaughn Broadnax 1-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 2:07. Ohio St 28–14.
WIS – Nick Toon 22-yard pass from Randy Wright (Kevin Rohde kick), 0:57. Ohio St 28–21.

Third quarter

WIS – Brett Pearson 7-yard pass from Randy Wright (kick failed), 11:36. Ohio St 28–27.
OSU – Rich Spangler 36-yard field goal, 4:41. Ohio St 31–27.
OSU – Keith Byars 3-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 1:36. Ohio St 38–27.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Roman Bates 14-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 12:48. Ohio St 45–27.

Top passers

WIS – Randy Wright – 23/39, 319 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
OSU – Mike Tomczak – 12/14, 162 yards, TD

Top rushers

WIS – Joe Armentrout – 10 rushes, 40 yards
OSU – Keith Byars – 29 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Thad McFadden – 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD
OSU – Cedric Anderson – 4 receptions, 70 yards

Woody Hayes dotted the "i" in the pregame Script Ohio.

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At Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	14	14	14	14	56
Indiana	3	0	6	8	17

Date: November 5
Location: Memorial Stadium

Northwestern

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0	7	7
• Ohio State	20	21	7	7	55

Date: November 12
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game attendance: 88,703

At Michigan

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	7	7	21
• Michigan	10	0	0	14	24

Date: November 19
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Vs. Pittsburgh (Fiesta Bowl)

1984 Fiesta Bowl

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	7	0	14	28
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	16	23

Date: January 2, 1984
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game attendance: 66,484
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Bob Griese

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Personnel

Roster

1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`22`	Cedric Anderson	Sr
OT	`76`	Dan Bachorski	Fr
RB	`28`	Roman Bates	Fr
FB	`46`	Ken Blair	So
FB	`38`	Vaughn Broadnax	Sr
RB	`41`	Keith Byars	So
FB	`48`	Jeff Cargile	Fr
OT	`77`	Jim Carson	Sr
G	`79`	Larry Chesbrough	So
RB	`44`	George Cooper	Fr
RB	`42`	Tony Cooper	Fr
SE	`84`	Kevin Delaney	So
C	`78`	Joe Dooley	Sr
TE	`89`	John Frank (C)	Sr
C	`56`	Jimn Gilmore	So
G	`65`	Tom Glancey	Fr
OT	`75`	Rory Graves	So
TE	`85`	Judd Groza	Jr
WR	`26`	Nate Harris	Fr
FL	`34`	Jay Holland	Jr
G	`67`	Gene Hulshult	Fr
TE	`81`	John Hutchinson	Fr
WR	`88`	Thad Jemison	Sr
RB	`24`	Ron Jordan	So
QB	`16`	Jim Karsatos	Fr
RB	`27`	Emmett Keith-Jones	So
OL	`73`	Mark Krerowicz	Jr
QB	`14`	Eric Kumerow	Fr
G	`64`	Jim Lachey	Jr
WR	`1`	Mike Lanese	So
RB	`20`	Kelvin Lindsey	Sr
OL	`63`	Kirk Lowdermilk	Jr
C	`51`	John Lucente	So
G	`71`	Bob Maggs	Fr
OT	`62`	Tom McCormick	Fr
C	`53`	Rich Morrise	Fr
C	`50`	Tim Odom	Fr
QB	`7`	Brent Offenbecher	Sr
OT	`70`	Bill Roberts (C)	Sr
FL	`18`	Johnny Ross	Fr
TE	`86`	Rob Selvaggio	Jr
OT	`69`	Jay Shaffer	Fr
SE	`49`	Doug Smith	So
QB	`6`	Tim Stephens	Sr
TE	`80`	Ed Taggart	Fr
QB	`15`	Mike Tomczak	Jr
FL	`83`	Dave Wagner	So
RB	`43`	Barry Walker	Fr
C	`52`	Doug Whitmer	Jr
RB	`25`	John Woolridge	Fr
OL	`74`	Scott Zalenski	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`9`	Gary Alders	Jr
LB	`17`	Clark Backus	Sr
S	`4`	Kelvin Bell	Jr
OLB	`96`	Tom Bose	Fr
DT	`84`	Henry Brown	Fr
OLB	`94`	Chris Cicero	Sr
CB	`24`	Jeff Cisco	Sr
DT	`42`	Ray Conlin	Jr
DT	`97`	Dave Crecelius	Jr
OLB	`11`	Curt Curtis	Sr
OLB	`66`	Rich Czyzynski	Sr
CB	`2`	Shaun Gayle	Sr
MG	`59`	Tony Giuliani	Jr
CB	`39`	Sonny Gordon	Fr
CB	`23`	Rod Gorley	Sr
LB	`92`	Reggie Graves	Fr
LB	`60`	Bill Harvey	Jr
DB	`27`	Doug Hill	Sr
DB	`19`	Steve Hill	Fr
DT	`68`	Mark Hocevar	Jr
DT	`55`	Ray Holliman	Fr
OLB	`58`	Dennis Hueston	So
CB	`47`	Ray Jackson	Fr
LB	`35`	Joe Jenkins	Fr
LB	`98`	Pepper Johnson	So
LB	`30`	Mike Kee	Fr
DT	`91`	Jim Klohn	Fr
LB	`33`	Larry Kolic	Jr
DT	`93`	Larry Kotterman	Fr
CB	`12`	Garcia Lane (C)	Sr
CB	`8`	Scott Leach	Fr
OLB	`82`	Byron Lee	So
MG	`95`	Darryl Lee	Fr
OLB	`37`	Orlando Lowry	Sr
DT	`72`	Mike Machinsky	Fr
DT	`57`	Dave Morrill	Jr
MG	`54`	Spencer Nelms	Jr
CB	`3`	Jim Palmer	Jr
LB	`99`	Mark Pfister	Fr
CB	`83`	Murphy Ray	Fr
S	`21`	Kevin Richardson	Jr
LB	`90`	Fred Ridder	Fr
DT	`61`	John Sullivan	So
LB	`32`	Rowland Tatum (C)	Sr
S	`29`	Terry White	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`88`	Paul Allen	Jr
P	`5`	Karl Edwards	Sr
P	`87`	Ken Grimmer	So
K	`36`	Tim Marsh	Jr
K	`13`	Scott Neff	So
K	`10`	Rich Spangler	So

Head coach

Earle Bruce

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dom Capers (DB)
Steve Devine (Recruiting)
Randy Hart (DL)
Glen Mason (OC)
Bill Myles (OL)
Fred Pagac (LB)
Wayne Stanley (RB)
Jim Tressel (QB)
Bob Tucker (DC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Depth chart

Defense

FS
4 Kelvin Bell
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ROLB	ILB	ILB	LOLB
37 Orlando Lowry	32 Rowland Tatum	17 Clark Backus	11 Curt Curtis
82 Byron Lee	33 Larry Kolic	98 Pepper Johnson	66 Rich Czyzynski
⋅	⋅	⋅	58 Dennis Hueston

ROV
27 Doug Hill
19 Steve Hill
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CB
2 Shaun Gayle
21 Kevin Richardson
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DE	NT	DE
97 Dave Crecelius	54 Spencer Nelms	57 Dave Morrill
42 Ray Conlin	59 Tony Giuliani	84 Henry Brown
⋅	95 Darryl Lee	⋅

CB
12 Garcia Lane
7 Sonny Gordon
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Offense

SE
88 Thad Jemison
49 Doug Smith
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
70 William Roberts	64 Jim Lachey	78 Joe Dooley	74 Scott Zalenski	77 Jim Carson
73 Mark Krerowicz	63 Kirk Lowdermilk	50 Tim Odom	71 Bob Maggs	75 Rory Graves
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	62 Tom McCormick

TE
89 John Frank
80 Judd Groza
81 John Hutchinson

FL
22 Cedric Anderson
34 Jay Holland
83 Dave Wagner

QB
15 Mike Tomczak
16 Jim Karsatos
7 Brent Offenbecher

Key reserves
28 Roman Bates (TB/FB)
25 John Wooldridge (TB)

FB
38 Vaughn Broadnax
43 Barry Walker
48 Jeff Cargile

Special teams
PK 10 Rich Spangler
P 5 Karl Edwards

RB
41 Keith Byars
20 Kelvin Lindsey
25 John Wooldridge

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1984 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
William Roberts	1	27	Guard	New York Giants
John Frank	2	56	Tight end	San Francisco 49ers
Garcia Lane	3	61	Defensive back	Kansas City Chiefs
Rowland Tatum	6	165	Linebacker	Miami Dolphins
Shaun Gayle	10	271	Defensive back	Chicago Bears
Joe Dooley	10	274	Center	Los Angeles Rams
Thad Jemison	12	310	Wide receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

^ "1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
^ "Hawkeyes represented well on AP all-Big 10 football teams". The Daily Reporter. December 1, 1983. p. 6.
^ Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.
^ "Tomczak, OSU romps Oregon 31–6". The Ironton Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "OSU's best too much for Oklahoma, 24–14". Lansing State Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio State stumbles at Iowa, 20–14". The Times Recorder. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio State, Byars rip Gophers 69–18". Grand Forks Herald. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lane's punt returns aid Ohio State victory". The Post-Crescent. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late Illinois march sinks Buckeyes, 17–13". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio State pass combo a splash against Spartans". News Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buckeyes, Byars bounce Badgers". The Duluth News Tribune. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio State romps past Indiana by 56 to 17". The Salisbury Post. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "According to script, Ohio State murders Northwestern". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Michigan bound for Sugar after victory over Ohio State". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late TD pass lifts Buckeyes in Fiesta". The Arizona Republic. January 3, 1984. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ohio St. Is Superb In Beating Sooners." Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 18.
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^ Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.
^ "Ohio State Spring Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2020.
^ 1984 Ohio State Football Media Guide

[1] "1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

[stat-2] "1983 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2025.

[AP-3] "Hawkeyes represented well on AP all-Big 10 football teams". The Daily Reporter. December 1, 1983. p. 6.

[4] Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12.

[5] "Tomczak, OSU romps Oregon 31–6". The Ironton Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "OSU's best too much for Oklahoma, 24–14". Lansing State Journal. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Ohio State stumbles at Iowa, 20–14". The Times Recorder. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Ohio State, Byars rip Gophers 69–18". Grand Forks Herald. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Lane's punt returns aid Ohio State victory". The Post-Crescent. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Late Illinois march sinks Buckeyes, 17–13". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Ohio State pass combo a splash against Spartans". News Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Buckeyes, Byars bounce Badgers". The Duluth News Tribune. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Ohio State romps past Indiana by 56 to 17". The Salisbury Post. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "According to script, Ohio State murders Northwestern". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Michigan bound for Sugar after victory over Ohio State". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] "Late TD pass lifts Buckeyes in Fiesta". The Arizona Republic. January 3, 1984. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] "Ohio St. Is Superb In Beating Sooners." Gainesville Sun. 1983 Sept 18.

[18] Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-Dec-20.

[19] Gainesville Sun. 1983 Oct 30.

[20] "Ohio State Spring Football Media Guide" (PDF). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2020.

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Q1	10:08	OHST	Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick)	OHST 7–0

Q1	4:30	MSU	Mojsiejenko 33 yard field goal	OHST 7–3

Q2	2:17	OHST	Frank 39 yard pass from Karsatos (Spangler kick)	OHST 14–3

Q4	11:47	OHST	Byars 5 yard run (Spangler kick)	OHST 21–3

Q4	:57	MSU	Tyree recovered blocked punt in end zone (Belk pass from Brown)	OHST 21–11

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Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold