1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Fiesta Bowl, L 31–19 vs. Penn State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#15
1980 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce
MVP	Calvin Murray
Captain	Doug Donley
Captain	Ray Ellis
Captain	Keith Ferguson
Captain	Calvin Murray
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,112)

1980 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#15 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#17 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Michigan State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they lost, 31–19, to the Penn State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	1:30 PM	Syracuse*	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 31–21	86,643
September 20	1:30 PM	Minnesota	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 47–0	87,916
September 27	1:30 PM	#20 Arizona State*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–21	88,097
October 4	1:30 PM	#11 UCLA*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 0–17	88,084
October 11	2:00 PM	at Northwestern	#9	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 63–0	29,375
October 18	1:30 PM	Indiana	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 27–17	87,957
October 25	2:30 PM	at Wisconsin	#10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 21–0	79,253
November 1	1:00 PM	at Michigan State	#9	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI		W 48–16	77,153
November 8	1:30 PM	Illinois	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 49–42	87,952
November 15	2:00 PM	at Iowa	#7	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 41–7	59,890
November 22	12:30 PM	#10 Michigan	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	L 3–9	88,827
December 26	3:00 PM	vs. #10 Penn State*	#11	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	L 19–31	66,738
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Bob Murphy
Rod Gorley

WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
Al Washington	Glen Cobb	Marcus Marek	Keith Ferguson
Mike D'Andrea	John Epitropoulos	⋅	Ben Lee

ROV
Todd Bell
Shaun Gayle

CB
Vince Skillings
⋅

DE	NT	DE
Jerome Foster	Mark Sullivan	Chris Riehm
Reggie Echols	Nick Miller	Tony Megaro

CB
Ray Ellis
Norm Burrows

Offense

SE
Gary Williams
Thad Jemison

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Joe Smith	Scott Burris	Jim DeLeone	Joe Lukens	Luther Henson
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

TE
Brad Dwelle
Ron Barwig

FL
Doug Donley
Cedric Anderson

QB
Art Schlichter
Bob Atha

FB
Tim Spencer
Vaughn Broadnax

Special Teams
PK Vlade Janakievski
P Tom Orosz
LS John Hutchings

RB
Calvin Murray
Jimmy Gayle

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Coaching staff

Earle Bruce - Head Coach - 2nd year
Dennis Fryzel - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
Glen Mason - Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
Bill Myles - Offensive Line (4th year)
Nick Saban - Defensive Backs (1st year)
Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (2nd year)
Steve Szabo - Defensive Line (2nd year)
Bob Tucker - Defensive Outside Linebackers (2nd year)
Fred Zechman - Quarterbacks/Receivers (2nd year)

Game notes

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	0	7	14	21
• Ohio State	3	21	7	7	38

Date: September 27
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 88,097

Source: Palm Beach Post

Scoring summary

1	OHST	Janakievski 20 yard field goal	OHST 3-0

2	OHST	Donley 23 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)	OHST 10-0

2	OHST	Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)	OHST 17-0

2	OHST	Murray 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)	OHST 24-0

3	ASU	Weathers 3 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick)	OHST 24-7

3	OHST	Donley 10 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)	OHST 31-7

4	ASU	Caldwell 46 yard blocked punt return (Lewis kick)	OHST 31-14

4	OHST	Williams 13 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)	OHST 38-14

4	ASU	Mistler 12 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick)	OHST 38-21

Indiana

Statistics

Rushing: Calvin Murray 224 yards ^[2]

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	0	3	6	0	9
Ohio State	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 22
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 88,827

Scoring summary

2	12:11	OSU	Vlade Janakievski 33-yard field goal	OSU 3-0

2		MICH	Ali Haji-Sheikh 43-yard field goal	Tied 3-3

3		MICH	Anthony Carter 13-yard pass from John Wangler (kick failed)	MICH 9-3

Fiesta Bowl

1980 Fiesta Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	6	13	0	0	19
• Penn State	7	3	7	14	31

Date: December 26
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
Game attendance: 66,738
Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

1	PSU	Curt Warner 64-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)	PSU 7-0

1	OSU	Doug Donley 23-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed)	PSU 7-6

2	OSU	Gary Williams 13-yard pass from Art Schlichter (kick failed)	OSU 7-12

2	OSU	Doug Donley 19-yard pass from Art Schlichter (Bob Atha kick)	OSU 7-19

2	PSU	Herb Menhardt 38-field goal	OSU 10-19

3	PSU	Todd Blackledge 3-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)	OSU 17-19

4	PSU	Jonathan Williams 4-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)	PSU 24-19

4	PSU	Booker Moore 37-yard run (Herb Menhardt kick)	PSU 31-19

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References

↑ 1981 Ohio State Football Media Guide
↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
↑ http://www.fiestabowl.org/tostitos-fiesta-bowl/tostitos-fiesta-bowl-game-history/game-results-recaps/1980-fiesta-bowl.php.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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