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The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A 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 .
Schedule
September 81:30 p.m.Syracuse *
W 31–886,205
September 152:30 p.m.at Minnesota No. 15
W 21–1743,926
September 221:30 p.m.Washington State * No. 16
W 45–2987,495
September 294:00 p.m.at No. 17 UCLA * No. 14
ABC W 17–1347,228
October 61:30 p.m.Northwestern No. 8
W 16–787,406
October 131:30 p.m.Indiana No. 8
W 47–687,521
October 201:30 p.m.Wisconsin No. 6
W 59–087,585
October 271:30 p.m.Michigan State No. 4
W 42–087,747
November 32:00 p.m.at Illinois No. 5
W 44–741,870
November 101:00 p.m.Iowa No. 3
W 34–787,835
November 1712:30 p.m.at No. 13 Michigan No. 2
ABCW 18–15106,255
January 1, 19805:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 USC * No. 1
NBC L 16–17105,526
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Depth chart
Defense
FS
Vince Skillings
Bob Murphy
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CB
Mike Guess
Doyle Lewis
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DE
NT
DE
Jerome Foster
Tim Sawicki
Luther Henson
Reggie Echols
Mark Sullivan
Gary Dulin
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Offense
SE
Gary Williams
Chuck Hunter
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LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Tim Burke
Ernie Andria
Tom Waugh
Ken Fritz
Joe Lukens
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Scott Burris
Jim DeLeone
Joe Smith
Tim Brown
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TE
Brad Dwelle
Bill Jaco
Ron Barwig
FB
Ricardo Volley
Paul Campbell
Cliff Belmer
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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)
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Game notes
Syracuse
1
2 3 4 Total
Syracuse
0
0 8 0
8
• Ohio St
7
14 3 7
31
Date: September 8Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 86,205Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67°F; wind 10–15 N
Scoring summary Q1 2:49 OHST Barwig 11 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q2 13:32 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 7:18 OHST Murray 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q3 6:32 OHST Janakievski 22 yard field goal OHST 24–0
Q3 :23 SYR Hurley 3 yard run (McCollum run) OHST 24–8
Q4 7:51 OHST Gayle 29 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 31–8
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Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
0 6 8
21
Minnesota
14
3 0 0
17
Date: September 15Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:36Game attendance: 43,926Game weather: Sunny; 68°F; wind 8 SEReferee: Otho Kertz
Scoring summary Q1 12:20 MINN White 29 yard run (kick blocked) MINN 6–0
Q1 5:45 MINN White 16 yard pass from Carlson (Bourquin pass from Carlson) MINN 14–0
Q1 2:48 OHST Hicks 39 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) MINN 14–7
Q2 :07 MINN Rogind 44 yard field goal MINN 17–7
Q3 7:24 OHST Murray 1 yard run (kick failed) MINN 17–13
Q4 12:42 OHST Schlichter 32 yard run (Jaco pass from Schlichter) OHST 21–17
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Washington State
1
2 3 4 Total
Wash St
3
0 10 16
29
• Ohio St
7
17 7 14
45
Date: September 22Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 87,495Game weather: Overcast; 64°F; wind 10–20 NE
Scoring summary Q1 9:49 WSU DeSanto 47 yard field goal WSU 3–0
Q1 3:46 OHST Schlichter 5 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–3
Q2 5:18 OHST Murray 13 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–3
Q2 2:51 OHST Janakievski 30 yard field goal OHST 17–3
Q2 1:27 OHST Hicks recovered blocked punt in end zone (Jankievski kick) OHST 24–3
Q3 13:22 WSU Whatley 12 yard pass from Grant (DeSanto kick) OHST 24–10
Q3 2:27 WSU DeSanto 41 yard field goal OHST 24–13
Q3 :58 OHST Murray 86 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 31–13
Q4 13:52 WSU Wilson 11 yard pass from Grant (Beach pass from Grant) OHST 31–21
Q4 11:25 OHST Murray 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 38–21
Q4 5:53 WSU Wilson 11 yard pass from Grant (Grant run) OHST 38–29
Q4 3:13 OHST Donley 29 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 45–29
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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.[7]
UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
7 3 7
17
UCLA
10
0 0 3
13
Date: September 29Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 1:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 47,228Game weather: Cloudy; 71°F; light wind SWReferee: Bill Love
Scoring summary Q1 8:27 UCLA Curren 10 yard pass from Bashore (Boermeester kick) UCLA 7–0
Q1 :52 UCLA Boermeester 27 yard field goal UCLA 10–0
Q2 4:53 OHST Murray 34 yard run (Janakievski kick) UCLA 10–7
Q3 5:46 OHST Janakievski 24 yard field goal Tie 10–10
Q4 11:00 UCLA Boermeester 39 yard field goal UCLA 13–10
Q4 :46 OHST Campbell 2 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 17–13
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Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio St
10
3 0 3
16
Date: October 6Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:41Game attendance: 87,406Game weather: Partly cloudy; 58°F; wind 10–20 SW
Scoring summary Q1 12:51 OHST Janakievski 26 yard field goal OHST 3–0
Q1 10:03 OHST Dwelle 4 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 10–0
Q2 6:00 OHST Janakievski 26 yard field goal OHST 13–0
Q4 14:58 NW Mishler 1 yard run (Poulos kick) OHST 13–7
Q4 8:01 OHST Atha 50 yard field goal OHST 16–7
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Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 6 0
6
• Ohio St
9
17 14 7
47
Date: October 13Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 87,251Game weather: Cloudy; 44°F; wind 15 NW
Scoring summary Q1 11:38 OHST Campbell 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0
Q1 5:51 OHST Janakievski 32 yard field goal OHST 9–0
Q2 11:23 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goal OHST 12–0
Q2 3:50 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 19–0
Q2 :28 OHST Donley 21 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 26–0
Q3 11:22 OHST Volley 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 33–0
Q3 7:14 OHST Schlichter 5 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 40–0
Q3 :57 IND Clifford 2 yard run (run failed) OHST 40–6
Q4 3:58 OHST Hicks 11 yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) OHST 47–6
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Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
14
14 10 21
59
Date: October 20Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 87,585Game weather: Sunny; 77°F; wind 15–20 S
Scoring summary Q1 11:59 OHST Schlichter 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 2:15 OHST Hunter 14 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 10:28 OHST Williams 20 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q2 8:16 OHST Schlichter 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 28–0
Q3 7:35 OHST Janakievski 19 yard field goal OHST 31–0
Q3 6:39 OHST Ellis 27 yard interception return (Janakievski kick) OHST 38–0
Q4 10:51 OHST Castignola 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 45–0
Q4 2:23 OHST Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 52–0
Q4 :37 OHST Lindsey 38 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 59–0
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Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
14
14 7 7
42
Date: October 27Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:35Game attendance: 87,747Game weather: Mostly sunny; 53°F; wind 10–15 S
Scoring summary Q1 11:49 OHST Donley 53 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 2:48 OHST Donley 12 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 13:30 OHST Schlichter 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q2 2:12 OHST Volley 32 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 28–0
Q3 4:58 OHST Schlichter 6 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 35–0
Q4 3:11 OHST Castignola 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 42–0
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Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
3
14 10 17
44
Illinois
0
0 7 0
7
Date: November 3Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 41,870Game weather: Clear; 51°F; wind 9 NW
Scoring summary Q1 8:36 OHST Janakievski 47 yard field goal OHST 3–0
Q2 14:18 OHST Murray 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 10–0
Q2 2:22 OHST Bell 16 yard blocked punt return (Janakievski kick) OHST 17–0
Q3 11:52 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 24–0
Q3 6:49 OHST Janakievski 36 yard field goal OHST 27–0
Q3 4:00 ILL Boeke 10 yard pass from McCullough (Jones kick) OHST 27–7
Q4 10:46 OHST Schlichter 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 34–7
Q4 8:42 OHST Janakievski 51 yard field goal OHST 37–7
Q4 2:13 OHST Dwelle 4 yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) OHST 44–7
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Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio St
13
14 0 7
34
Date: November 10Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 87,835Game weather: Cloudy; 41°F; wind 10–20 NW
Scoring summary Q1 5:55 OHST Schlichter 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 7–0
Q1 3:18 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goal OHST 10–0
Q1 1:38 OHST Janakievski 29 yard field goal OHST 13–0
Q2 8:56 OHST Volley 1 yard run (Jankievski kick) OHST 20–0
Q2 6:40 OHST Donley 33 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)OHST 27–0
Q4 12:16 OHST Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 34–0
Q4 4:07 IOWA Chappelle 40 yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) OHST 34–7
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Michigan
#2 Ohio State at #13 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
6 6 6
18
Michigan
0
7 8 0
15
Date: November 17Location: Michigan Stadium Elapsed time: 2:47Game attendance: 106,255Game weather: Sunny; 55°F; wind 10–15 SWTelevision network: ABC
Scoring summary Q2 3:48 OHST Janakievski 23 yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q2 1:30 MICH Carter 59 yard pass from Wangler (Virgil kick)MICH 7–3
Q2 :08 OHST Janakievski 25 yard field goal MICH 7–6
Q3 7:19 OHST Hunter 18 yard pass from Schlichter (pass failed) OHST 12–7
Q3 3:58 MICH Smith 1 yard run (Smith run) MICH 15–12
Q4 11:21 OSU 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 .[16]
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 1Location: Rose Bowl Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 105,526TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, O.J. Simpson
Scoring summary Q1 4:37 USC Hipp 41 yard field goal USC 3–0
Q2 9:11 USC Williams 53 yard pass from McDonald (Hipp kick) USC 10-0
Q2 3:10 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goalUSC 10–3
Q2 :21 OHST Murray 67 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)Tie 10–10
Q3 10:53 OSU Janakievski 37 yard field goal OHST 13–10
Q4 9:42 OHST Janakievski 24 yard field goal OSU 16-10
Q4 1:32 USC White 1 yard run (Hipp kick)USC 17–16
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References
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