1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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: 85,339)

1985 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#10 Iowa $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#2 Michigan	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Illinois	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
#14 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

The 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they won, 10–7, against the BYU Cougars.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	8:00 PM	Pittsburgh*	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	WTBS	W 10–7	88,518
September 21	3:30 PM	at Colorado*	#7	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 36–13	47,022
September 28	1:30 PM	Washington State*	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 48–32	89,954
October 5	2:00 PM	at Illinois	#5	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		L 28–31	76,343
October 12	1:30 PM	Indiana	#15	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 48–7	89,846
October 19	12:00 PM	Purdue	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 41–27	89,888
October 26	3:30 PM	at #20 Minnesota	#9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	CBS	W 23–19	64,455
November 2	2:30 PM	#1 Iowa	#8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 22–13	90,467
November 9	12:30 PM	at Northwestern	#4	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	WTBS	W 35–17	26,477
November 16	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 7–12	89,873
November 23	2:30 PM	at #6 Michigan	#12	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	CBS	L 17–27	106,102
December 28	1:00 PM	vs. #9 BYU*	#17	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	NBC	W 10–7	50,920
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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)

Game notes

Iowa

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

Date: November 2
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
TV announcers (CBS): Brent Musberger

Source:

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Rich Spangler 28-yard field goal	OSU 3-0

1	OSU	Safety, Sonny Gordan blocked punt out of end zone	OSU 5-0

2	OSU	John Woolridge 57-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 12-0

2	OSU	Rich Spangler 26-yard field goal	OSU 15-0

2	Iowa	Ronnie Harmon 3-yard run (Rob Houghtlin kick)	OSU 15-7

4	OSU	Vince Workman 4-yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 22-7

4	Iowa	David Hudson 2-yard run (run failed)	OSU 22-13

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	10	0	7	17
• Michigan	3	7	10	7	27

Date: November 23
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Television network: CBS

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Terry White
⋅

OLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
Eric Kumerow	Chris Spielman	Pepper Johnson	Byron Lee
John Sullivan	Derek Isaman	Mike Kee	Scott Leach

ROV
Sonny Gordon
⋅

CB
William White
Ray Jackson

DE	NT	DE
Fred Ridder	Larry Kolic (LB/NG)	Darryl Lee
Ray Holliman	Mike Sullivan	Henry Brown

CB
Greg Rogan
Steve Hill

Offense

SE
Cris Carter
Doug Smith

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Rory Graves	Jeff Uhlenhake	Bob Maggs	Jim Gilmore	Larry Kotterman
⋅	Greg Zackeroff	⋅	⋅	Ron Paulsen

TE
Ed Taggart
John Hutchison

FL
Mike Lanese
Nate Harris

QB
Jim Karsatos
Tom Tupa

FB
George Cooper
Barry Walker

Special Teams
PK Rich Spangler
P Tom Tupa

RB
John Wooldridge
Keith Byars

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Awards and honors

Pepper Johnson, UPI First Team All-America
Pepper Johnson, Football News First Team All-America

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

References

↑ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

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