1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl Champions
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 10–7 vs. BYU
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #14
1985 record 9–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Earle Bruce
MVP Jim Karsatos
Captain Keith Byars
Captain Mike Lanese
Captain Pepper Johnson
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »
1985 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10/9 Iowa † 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#2/2 Michigan 6 – 1 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
#14/11 Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 7 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1985-1986. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they won 10–7 against the Brigham Young Cougars.

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[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 14 Pittsburgh* #9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH WTBS W 10–7   88,518
September 21 at Colorado* #7 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 36–13   47,022
September 28 Washington State* #5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 48–32   89,954
October 5 at Illinois #5 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 28–31   76,343
October 12 Indiana #15 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 48–7   89,846
October 19 Purdue #11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH CBS W 41–27   89,888
October 26 at #20 Minnesota #9 The Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 23–19   64,455
November 2 #1 Iowa #8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH CBS W 22–13   90,467
November 9 at Northwestern #4 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 35-17   26,477
November 16 Wisconsin #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 7–12   89,873
November 23 at #6 Michigan #12 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI CBS L 17–27   106,102
December 28 vs. #9 BYU* #17 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) W 10–7   50,920
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce - Head Coach - 7th year
  • Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Bill Conley - Offense (2nd year)
  • Steve Devine - Offensive Line (3rd year)
  • Randy Hart - Defensive Line (4th year)
  • Chuck Heater - Defensive Backs (1st year)
  • Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (8th year)
  • Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (4th year)
  • Jim Tressel - Quarterbacks (3rd year)
  • Lenny Willis - (1st year)

[edit] Game notes

[edit] Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 7 0 6 13
• Ohio St 5 10 0 7 22



[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] 1986 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Keith Byars 1 10 Running Back Philadelphia Eagles
Pepper Johnson 2 51 Linebacker New York Giants
Byron Lee 7 176 Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Kolic 7 193 Linebacker Miami Dolphins

[edit] References

Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold
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