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The 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1985 Big Ten Conference 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. One major highlight of the season for the Buckeyes was when they beat #1 Iowa 22-13 at home on November 2.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 9 | | WTBS | W 10–7 | 88,518 |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Colorado* | No. 7 | | | W 36–13 | 47,022 |
September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 5 | | | W 48–32 | 89,954 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 5 | | | L 28–31 | 76,343 |
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 15 | | | W 48–7 | 89,846 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Purdue | No. 11 | | CBS | W 41–27 | 89,888 |
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Minnesota | No. 9 | | CBS | W 23–19 | 64,455 |
November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 1 Iowa | No. 8 | | CBS | W 22–13 | 90,467 |
November 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 4 | | WTBS | W 35–17 | 26,477 |
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 3 | | | L 7–12 | 89,873 |
November 23 | 1:30 p.m.[1] | at No. 6 Michigan | No. 12 | | CBS | L 17–27 | 106,102 |
December 28 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 BYU* | No. 17 | | NBC | W 10–7 | 50,920 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Coaching staff
Game summaries
Pittsburgh
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pittsburgh |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Ohio St |
0 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
10 |
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Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
7 |
15 | 0 | 14 |
36 |
Colorado |
7 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
13 |
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Washington State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Washington St |
14 |
3 | 3 | 12 |
32 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
28 | 3 | 10 |
48 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
0 |
14 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
• Illinois |
14 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
31 |
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Indiana
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Indiana |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
28 | 10 | 3 |
48 |
- Date: October 12
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Purdue
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Purdue |
0 |
10 | 10 | 7 |
27 |
• Ohio St |
14 |
3 | 7 | 17 |
41 |
- Date: October 19
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
0 |
10 | 0 | 13 |
23 |
Minnesota |
3 |
9 | 7 | 0 |
19 |
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Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Iowa |
0 |
7 | 0 | 6 |
13 |
• Ohio State |
5 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
22 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Northwestern
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
14 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
Northwestern |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Wisconsin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Wisconsin |
3 |
3 | 6 | 0 |
12 |
Ohio St |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
- Date: November 16
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Michigan
Game information
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First quarter
- MICH – Pat Moons 34-yard field goal, 1:59. Michigan 3–0. Drive:
Second quarter
- OSU – Rich Spangler 48-yard field goal, 11:40. Tie 3–3. Drive:
- OSU – Keith Byars 2-yard run (Rich Spangler kick), 8:41. Ohio St 10–3. Drive:
- MICH – Gerald White 4-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Pat Moons kick), 2:20. Tie 10–10. Drive:
Third quarter
- MICH – Pat Moons 38-yard field goal, 10:28. Michigan 13–10. Drive:
- MICH – Eric Kattus 5-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Pat Moons kick), 2:56. Michigan 20–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
- OSU – Cris Carter 36-yard pass from Jim Karsatos (Rich Spangler kick), 10:10. Michigan 20–17. Drive:
- MICH – John Kolesar 77-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Pat Moons kick), 9:19. Michigan 27–17. Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- OSU – Cris Carter – 5 receptions, 90 yards, TD
- MICH – John Kolesar – 4 receptions, 109 yards
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Citrus Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
0 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
10 |
BYU |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
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Depth chart
Defense
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FS
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12 Terry White
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20 Dwight Smith
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ROV
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8 Sonny Gordon
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24 Mike Wood
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DE
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NT
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DE
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90 Fred Ridder
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33 Larry Kolic (LB/NG)
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95 Darryl Lee
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55 Ray Holliman
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67 Mike Sullivan
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94 Henry Brown
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CB
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29 Greg Rogan
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11 Steve Hill
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Offense
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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75 Rory Graves
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97 Jeff Uhlenhake
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71 Bob Maggs
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56 Jim Gilmore
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72 Larry Kotterman
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77 Ron Paulsen
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65 Tom Glancey
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50 Tim Odom
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51 Greg Zackeroff
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69 Jay Shaffer
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TE
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80 Ed Taggart
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81 John Hutchison
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FL
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1 Mike Lanese
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26 Nate Harris
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FB
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44 George Cooper
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43 Barry Walker
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RB
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25 John Wooldridge
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42 Vince Workman
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Awards and honors
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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