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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  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Oregon State  22   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Washington State  44   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Iowa  45   26   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Minnesota  35   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Purdue  23   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Illinois  45   38   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Michigan State  23   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wisconsin  14   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Indiana  50   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Northwestern  52   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Michigan  21   6   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Southern California  17   20   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored391
  Scoring Average32.6
  Points Allowed200
  Defense Average16.7
  Opponents Record64-73
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 9-3-0 AP
12 9-3-0 Coaches
12 9-3-0 UPI
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1984 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 7-4323209 6-3274151  Mike White
Minnesota 4-7194316 3-6156254  Lou Holtz
Indiana 0-11185338 0-9147259  Bill Mallory
Ohio State 9-3391200Lost  17-207-2308166  Earle Bruce
Purdue 7-5286283Lost  24-276-3222207  Leon Burtnett
Iowa 8-4-1359201Won  55-175-3-1211137  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 7-4-1242206Lost  19-205-3-1161138  Dave McClain
Michigan 6-6214200Lost  17-245-4164142  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 6-6193203Lost  6-105-4143148  George J. Perles
Northwestern 2-9138349 2-7126310  Dennis Green

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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