1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Template:1979 Big Ten Conference football standings The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the 1980 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 17–16, to the USC Trojans.

Coaching staff

• Earle Bruce - Head Coach (1st year)
• Pete Carroll - Defensive Backs (1st year)
• Dennis Fryzel - Defensive Coordinator (1st year)
• Glen Mason - Offensive Line / Defensive Inside Linebackers (2nd year)
• Bill Myles - Offensive Line (3rd year)
• Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (1st year)
• Steve Szabo - Defensive Line (1st year)
• Bob Tucker - Defensive Outside Linebackers (1st year)
• Fred Zechman - Quarterbacks/Receivers (1st year)

1980 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Jim Laughlin	4	91	Linebacker	Atlanta Falcons
Mike Guess	6	156	Defensive Back	Chicago Bears
Ken Fritz	10	277	Guard	Pittsburgh Steelers

Game summaries

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 0 0 8 0 8 • Ohio St 7 14 3 7 31 Date: September 8 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 86,205 Game weather: Partly cloudy; ; wind N Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 0 6 8 21 Minnesota 14 3 0 0 17 Date: September 15 Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:36 Game attendance: 43,926 Game weather: Sunny; ; wind SE Referee: Otho Kertz Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Wash St 3 0 10 16 29 • Ohio St 7 17 7 14 45 Date: September 22 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 87,495 Game weather: Overcast; ; wind NE Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

The longest pass in school history to date, an 86-yard bomb from Art Schlichter to Calvin Murray, helped propel Ohio State to a 45-29 win over Washington State. The previous record was an 80-yard pass from Joe Sparma to Bob Klein in 1961 versus Michigan.

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 3 7 17 UCLA 10 0 0 3 13 Date: September 29 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 1:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 47,228 Game weather: Cloudy; ; light wind SW Referee: Bill Love Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio St 10 3 0 3 16 Date: October 6 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:41 Game attendance: 87,406 Game weather: Partly cloudy; ; wind SW Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 0 0 6 0 6 • Ohio St 9 17 14 7 47 Date: October 13 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 87,251 Game weather: Cloudy; ; wind NW Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 14 14 10 21 59 Date: October 20 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 87,585 Game weather: Sunny; ; wind S Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 14 14 7 7 42 Date: October 27 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:35 Game attendance: 87,747 Game weather: Mostly sunny; ; wind S Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 3 14 10 17 44 Illinois 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 41,870 Game weather: Clear; ; wind NW Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 7 7 • Ohio St 13 14 0 7 34 Date: November 10 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:51 Game attendance: 87,835 Game weather: Cloudy; ; wind NW Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

At Michigan

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at #13 Michigan Wolverines

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	0	6	6	6	18
Michigan	0	7	8	0	15

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 17
• Game weather: Sunny • • Wind SW
• Game attendance: 106,255
• TV: ABC
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Game information
Ohio St Art Schlichter 12/22, 196 Yds, TD, INT James Gayle 9 Rush, 72 Yds Doug Donley 3 Rec, 87 Yds Michigan John Wangler 4/9, 133 Yds, TD, INT Butch Woolfolk 18 Rush, 68 Yds Anthony Carter 2 Rec, 125 Yds, TD

Ohio State clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl with an 18-15 victory over their archrivals. The Buckeyes had not beaten nor scored a touchdown against Michigan since 1975, the last time they had gone to Pasadena.

Rose Bowl

1980 Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 3 7 0 7 17 Ohio St 0 10 3 3 16 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 105,526 TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, O.J. Simpson Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry