1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 47–17 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
1982 record	9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (4th year)
MVP	Tim Spencer
Captain	6 Glen Cobb Jerome Foster Joe Lukens Marcus Marek Tim Spencer Gary Williams Pepe Gomez
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,290)
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#12 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 7 7 0 14 • Ohio State 7 7 0 7 21 Date: September 11 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 3 7 0 21 31 Michigan St 7 0 3 0 10 Date: September 18 Location: Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 0 0 13 10 23 Ohio State 3 10 0 7 20 Date: September 25 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida St 7 14 0 13 34 Ohio State 10 7 0 0 17 Date: October 2 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 89,491

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 6 0 0 0 6 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 9 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary 1 Wisconsin John Williams 1 yard run (kick blocked) Wisconsin 6–0

Scoring summary
1		Wisconsin	John Williams 1 yard run (kick blocked)	Wisconsin 6–0

1 2 3 4 Total Purdue 3 3 0 0 6 • Ohio State 14 3 14 7 38 Date: October 30 Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Scoring summary 1 OSU Frank 12 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) OSU 7-0 1 PUR Clark 43 yard field goal OSU 7-3 1 OSU Anderson 33 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) OSU 14-3 2 OSU Spangler 47 yard field goal OSU 17-3 2 PUR Clark 36 yard field goal OSU 17-6 3 OSU Gayle 13 yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 24-6 3 OSU Spencer 41 yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 31-6 4 OSU Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick) OSU 38-6

Scoring summary
1		OSU	Frank 12 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 7-0
1		PUR	Clark 43 yard field goal	OSU 7-3
1		OSU	Anderson 33 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick)	OSU 14-3
2		OSU	Spangler 47 yard field goal	OSU 17-3
2		PUR	Clark 36 yard field goal	OSU 17-6
3		OSU	Gayle 13 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 24-6
3		OSU	Spencer 41 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 31-6
4		OSU	Spencer 2 yard run (Spangler kick)	OSU 38-6

The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1982 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1982 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California, where they won, 47–17 against the BYU Cougars.

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