Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 6 | | SV | W 22–14 | 88,072 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 9 | | SV | W 44–0 | 89,297 |
September 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 Iowa | No. 5 | | SV | W 45–26 | 89,733 |
September 29 | 8:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 3 | | | W 35–22 | 47,543 |
October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 2 | | | L 23–28 | 66,261 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 8 | | CBS, WOSU | W 45–38 | 89,937 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 8 | | | W 23–20 | 75,123 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 6 | | CBS | L 14–16 | 78,606 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 16 | | | W 50–7 | 89,366 |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 13 | | | W 52–3 | 31,087 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan | No. 11 | | CBS | W 21–6 | 90,286 |
January 1, 1985 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 18 USC* | No. 6 | | NBC | L 17–20 | 102,594 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Depth chart
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DE | NT | DE |
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57 Dave Morrill | 59 Tony Giuliani | 97 Dave Crecelius | 95 Darryl Lee | 55 Ray Holliman | ⋅ |
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29 Greg Rogan | 8 Scott Leach |
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Offense |
| | | TE |
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80 Ed Taggart | 85 Judd Groza |
| FL |
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1 Mike Lanese | 6 Jamie Holland |
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| QB |
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15 Mike Tomczak | 16 Jim Karsatos |
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28 Roman Bates | 43 Barry Walker |
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Coaching staff
Game summaries
Oregon State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | • Ohio State | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
- Date: September 8
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 88,297
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Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | • Ohio State | 3 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 44 |
- Date: September 15
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 88,297
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Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Iowa | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 26 | • Ohio State | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
- Date: September 22
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 89,733
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Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | Minnesota | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
- Game start: 8:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 47,543
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Purdue
Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Illinois | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 38 | • Ohio State | 0 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 7:40 | ILL | Grant 3 yard pass from Trudeau (White kick) | ILL 7-0 | | Q1 | 2:58 | ILL | White 26 yard field goal | ILL 10-0 | | Q1 | 1:14 | ILL | Williams 10 yard pass from Trudeau (White kick) | ILL 17-0 | | Q2 | 14:47 | ILL | Boso 8 yard pass from Trudeau (White kick) | ILL 24-0 | | Q2 | 4:13 | OHST | Byars 16 yard run (Spangler kick) | ILL 24-7 | | Q2 | 3:23 | OHST | Carter 33 yard pass from Tomczak | ILL 24-14 | | Q2 | :23 | OHST | Byars 4 yard run (Spangler kick) | ILL 24-21 | | Q3 | 13:40 | OHST | Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 28-24 | | Q3 | 10:42 | ILL | White 46 yard field goal | OHST 28-27 | | Q3 | 8:57 | OHST | Byars 67 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 35-27 | | Q3 | 1:09 | ILL | Wilson 9 yard pass from Trudeau (Trudeau run) | Tie 35-35 | | Q4 | 10:21 | OHST | Spangler 46 yard field goal | OHST 38-35 | | Q4 | 3:18 | ILL | White 16 yard field goal | Tie 38-38 | | Q4 | :36 | OHST | Byars 3 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 45-38 |
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Michigan State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 2:14 | OHST | Spangler 36 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 | | Q2 | 2:23 | OHST | Spangler 42 yard field goal | OHST 6–0 | | Q2 | 0:10 | OHST | Spangler 30 yard field goal | OHST 9–0 | | Q3 | 14:13 | OHST | Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 16–0 | | Q3 | 9:03 | MSU | Morse 2 yard pass from Yarema (kick failed) | OHST 16–6 | | Q4 | 11:40 | MSU | Ingram 75 yard pass from Yarema (pass failed) | OHST 16–12 | | Q4 | 4:44 | OHST | Tomczak 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 23–12 | | Q4 | 4:32 | MSU | Jackson 93 yard kickoff return (Rolle pass from Yarema) | OHST 23–20 |
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Wisconsin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | • Wisconsin | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Camp Randall Stadium
- Game start: 12 Noon EDT
- Elapsed time: 3:22
- Game attendance: 78,606
- Referee: Tom Quinn
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Indiana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • Ohio State | 10 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 10:21 | OHST | Spangler 36 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 | | Q1 | 9:24 | OHST | White 20 yard interception return (Spangler kick) | OHST 10–0 | | Q2 | 11:04 | OHST | Byars 3 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 17–0 | | Q2 | 5:13 | OHST | Carter 44 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | OHST 24-0 | | Q2 | 1:25 | OHST | Walker 3 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 31–0 | | Q2 | :25 | OHST | Safety, Razmic blocked punt through end zone by Richardson | OHST 33–0 | | Q3 | 9:31 | OHST | Woolridge 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 40–0 | | Q3 | 3:42 | OHST | Spangler 27 yard field goal | OHST 43–0 | | Q4 | 9:07 | IU | Brown 1 yard run (Rogers kick) | OHST 43–7 | | Q4 | 1:24 | OHST | Delaney 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 50–7 |
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Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio State | 0 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 52 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
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Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | • Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 4:47 | OHST | Byars 1 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 7-0 | | Q2 | :01 | MICH | Bergeron 37 yard field goal | OHST 7-3 | | Q3 | 7:55 | MICH | Bergeron 45 yard field goal | OHST 7-6 | | Q3 | 6:08 | OHST | Byars 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 14-6 | | Q3 | 4:43 | OHST | Byars 2 yard run (Spangler kick) | OHST 21-6 |
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Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | • USC | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 12:08 | OHST | Spangler 21 yard field goal | OHST 3-0 | | Q1 | 8:52 | USC | Jordan 51 yard field goal | Tie 3-3 | | Q1 | 1:54 | USC | Cormier 3 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) | USC 10-3 | | Q2 | :22 | USC | Ware 19 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) | USC 17-3 | | Q2 | :00 | OHST | Spangler 46 yard field goal | USC 17-6 | | Q3 | 8:37 | OHST | Spangler 52 yard field goal | USC 17-9 | | Q3 | 4:05 | USC | Jordan 51 yard field goal | USC 20-9 | | Q4 | 7:34 | OHST | Carter 18 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | USC 20-17 |
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- Rich Spangler's 52 yard field goal (Rose Bowl record)
- Cris Carter 9 Rec, 172 Yds
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References