The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the 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.
Video 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Schedule
Maps 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Roster
Depth chart
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
Game summaries
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.
UCLA
Northwestern
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
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
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Ohio State Historical Scores
- Draft data
- Ohio State Drafted Players
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