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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Earle Bruce
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Syracuse  31   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Minnesota  47   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Arizona State  38   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. UCLA  0   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Northwestern  63   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Indiana  27   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Wisconsin  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Michigan State  48   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Illinois  49   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Iowa  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Michigan  3   9   L       
 Fri., Dec. 26   Penn State  19   31   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored387
  Scoring Average32.3
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average15.1
  Opponents Record66-67
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-0
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 9-3-0 AP
15 9-3-0 Coaches
15 9-3-0 UPI
  
1980 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-6210250 4-5165212  Joe Salem
Indiana 6-5255235 3-5139177  Lee Corso
Illinois 3-7-1241326 3-5193226  Mike White
Michigan 10-2322129Won  23-68-022064  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 9-3387181Lost  19-317-129991  Earle Bruce
Purdue 9-3328233Won  28-257-1248151  Jim Young
Iowa 4-7154238 4-4144166  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 4-7138211 3-5100136  Dave McClain
Michigan State 3-8221279 2-6160211  Frank Muddy Waters
Northwestern 0-11151444 0-9123357  Rick Venturi

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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