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Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1979-1980. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–1 record, including the 1980 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 17–16 to the Southern California Trojans.

Schedule

September 8Syracuse*

W 31-886,205 September 15at MinnesotaNo. 15

W 21-1743,926 September 22Washington State*No. 16

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 45-2987,495 September 29at No. 17 UCLA*No. 14

W 17-1347,228 October 6NorthwesternNo. 8

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 16-787,406 October 13IndianaNo. 8

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 47-687,521 October 20WisconsinNo. 6

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 59-087,585 October 27Michigan StatedaggerNo. 4

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 42-087,747 November 3at IllinoisNo. 5

W 44-741,870 November 10IowaNo. 3

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 34-787,835 November 17at No. 13 MichiganNo. 2

W 18-15106,255 January 1vs. No. 3 USC*No. 1

L 16-17105,526

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

Depth Chart

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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

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Game notes

Syracuse

Minnesota

Washington State

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.[4]

UCLA

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 007 7
• Ohio State 10 303 16
  • Date: Saturday, October 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game attendance: 87,406
Scoring summary
1Ohio StJanakievski 26-yard field goalOhio St 3-0
1Ohio StDwelle 4-yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)Ohio St 10-0
2Ohio StJanakievski 26-yard field goalOhio St 13-0
4NorthwesternMishler 1-yard run (Poulos kick)Ohio St 13-7
4Ohio StAtha 50-yard field goalOhio St 16-7

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Indiana

Wisconsin

Michigan State

Illinois

Iowa

Michigan

See also: 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan-Ohio State rivalry
#2 Ohio State at #13 Michigan
1 234Total
• Ohio State 0 666 18
Michigan 0 780 15
Scoring summary
2OSUVlade Janakievski 23-yard field goalOSU 3-0
2MICHAnthony Carter 59-yard pass from John Wangler (Bryan Virgil kick)MICH 7-3
2OSUVlade Janakievski 25-yard field goalMICH 7-6
3OSUCharles Hunter 18-yard pass from Art Schlichter (pass failed)OSU 12-7
3MICHRoosevelt Smith 1-yard run (Roosevelt Smith run)MICH 15-12
411:21OSUTodd Bell 18-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)OSU 18-15

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.[6]

Rose Bowl

1980 Rose Bowl
1 234Total
• USC 3 707 17
Ohio State 0 1033 16
  • Date: January 1, 1980
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
  • Game attendance: 105,526
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, O.J. Simpson
Scoring summary
1USCEric Hipp 41-yard field goalUSC 3-0
2USCKevin Williams 53-yard pass from Paul McDonald (Eric Hipp kick)USC 10-0
2OSUVlade Janakievski 35-yard field goalUSC 10-3
2OSUCalvin Murray 67-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Vlade Jankievski kick)Tied 10-10
3OSUVlade Janakievski 37-yard field goalOSU 13-10
4OSUVlade Janakievski 24-yard field goalOSU 16-10
4USCCharles White 1-yard run (Eric Hipp kick)USC 17-16


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References

  1. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1979
  2. ^ Ohio State Football Media Guide
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1980.htm
  4. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1979 Sept 23.
  5. ^ "Buckeyes Win in Struggle." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Oct 7.
  6. ^ "Woody's successor takes Bucks to Pasadena." Eugene Register-Guard. 1979 Nov 18.
  7. ^ http://admin.xosn.com/fls/17300//pdf/fb/m-footbl-bowls.pdf
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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