Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 1:30 p.m. Syracuse * W 31–886,205
September 15 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 15 W 21–1743,926
September 22 1:30 p.m. Washington State * No. 16 W 45–2987,495
September 29 4:00 p.m. at No. 17 UCLA * No. 14 ABC W 17–1347,228
October 6 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 8 W 16–787,406
October 13 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 8 W 47–687,521
October 20 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 6 W 59–087,585
October 27 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 4 W 42–087,747
November 3 2:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 5 W 44–741,870
November 10 1:00 p.m. Iowa No. 3 W 34–787,835
November 17 12:30 p.m. at No. 13 Michigan No. 2 ABC W 18–15106,255
January 1, 1980 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 USC * No. 1 NBC L 16–17105,526
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Defense
CB
Mike Guess
Doyle Lewis
⋅
DE
NT
DE
Jerome Foster
Tim Sawicki
Luther Henson
Reggie Echols
Mark Sullivan
Gary Dulin
⋅
⋅
⋅
Offense
SE
Gary Williams
Chuck Hunter
⋅
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Tim Burke
Ernie Andria
Tom Waugh
Ken Fritz
Joe Lukens
Tom Levenick
Scott Burris
Jim DeLeone
Joe Smith
Tom Levenick
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
TE
Brad Dwelle
Bill Jaco
Ron Barwig
FB
Ricardo Volley
Paul Campbell
Cliff Belmer
[ 1]
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)
1
2 3 4 Total
Syracuse
0
0 8 0
8
• Ohio St
7
14 3 7
31
Date: September 8Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 86,205Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67 °F (19 °C); wind 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) N
Scoring summary Q1 2:49 OHST Barwig 11 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q2 13:32 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 7:18 OHST Murray 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q3 6:32 OHST Janakievski 22 yard field goal OHST 24–0
Q3 :23 SYR Hurley 3 yard run (McCollum run) OHST 24–8
Q4 7:51 OHST Gayle 29 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 31–8
[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
0 6 8
21
Minnesota
14
3 0 0
17
Date: September 15Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:36Game attendance: 43,926Game weather: Sunny; 68 °F (20 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h) SEReferee: Otho Kertz
Scoring summary Q1 12:20 MINN White 29 yard run (kick blocked) MINN 6–0
Q1 5:45 MINN White 16 yard pass from Carlson (Bourquin pass from Carlson) MINN 14–0
Q1 2:48 OHST Hicks 39 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) MINN 14–7
Q2 :07 MINN Rogind 44 yard field goal MINN 17–7
Q3 7:24 OHST Murray 1 yard run (kick failed) MINN 17–13
Q4 12:42 OHST Schlichter 32 yard run (Jaco pass from Schlichter) OHST 21–17
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
Wash St
3
0 10 16
29
• Ohio St
7
17 7 14
45
Date: September 22Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 87,495Game weather: Overcast; 64 °F (18 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NE
Scoring summary Q1 9:49 WSU DeSanto 47 yard field goal WSU 3–0
Q1 3:46 OHST Schlichter 5 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–3
Q2 5:18 OHST Murray 13 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–3
Q2 2:51 OHST Janakievski 30 yard field goal OHST 17–3
Q2 1:27 OHST Hicks recovered blocked punt in end zone (Jankievski kick) OHST 24–3
Q3 13:22 WSU Whatley 12 yard pass from Grant (DeSanto kick) OHST 24–10
Q3 2:27 WSU DeSanto 41 yard field goal OHST 24–13
Q3 :58 OHST Murray 86 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 31–13
Q4 13:52 WSU Wilson 11 yard pass from Grant (Beach pass from Grant) OHST 31–21
Q4 11:25 OHST Murray 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 38–21
Q4 5:53 WSU Wilson 11 yard pass from Grant (Grant run) OHST 38–29
Q4 3:13 OHST Donley 29 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 45–29
[ 5]
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.[ 6]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
7 3 7
17
UCLA
10
0 0 3
13
Date: September 29Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Game start: 1:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 47,228Game weather: Cloudy; 71 °F (22 °C); light wind SWReferee: Bill Love
Scoring summary Q1 8:27 UCLA Curren 10 yard pass from Bashore (Boermeester kick) UCLA 7–0
Q1 :52 UCLA Boermeester 27 yard field goal UCLA 10–0
Q2 4:53 OHST Murray 34 yard run (Janakievski kick) UCLA 10–7
Q3 5:46 OHST Janakievski 24 yard field goal Tie 10–10
Q4 11:00 UCLA Boermeester 39 yard field goal UCLA 13–10
Q4 :46 OHST Campbell 2 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 17–13
[ 7]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio St
10
3 0 3
16
Date: October 6Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:41Game attendance: 87,406Game weather: Partly cloudy; 58 °F (14 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) SW
Scoring summary Q1 12:51 OHST Janakievski 26 yard field goal OHST 3–0
Q1 10:03 OHST Dwelle 4 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 10–0
Q2 6:00 OHST Janakievski 26 yard field goal OHST 13–0
Q4 14:58 NW Mishler 1 yard run (Poulos kick) OHST 13–7
Q4 8:01 OHST Atha 50 yard field goal OHST 16–7
[ 8]
[ 9]
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
0 6 0
6
• Ohio St
9
17 14 7
47
Date: October 13Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 87,251Game weather: Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h) NW
Scoring summary Q1 11:38 OHST Campbell 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0
Q1 5:51 OHST Janakievski 32 yard field goal OHST 9–0
Q2 11:23 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goal OHST 12–0
Q2 3:50 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 19–0
Q2 :28 OHST Donley 21 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 26–0
Q3 11:22 OHST Volley 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 33–0
Q3 7:14 OHST Schlichter 5 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 40–0
Q3 :57 IND Clifford 2 yard run (run failed) OHST 40–6
Q4 3:58 OHST Hicks 11 yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) OHST 47–6
[ 10]
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
14
14 10 21
59
Date: October 20Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 87,585Game weather: Sunny; 77 °F (25 °C); wind 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h) S
Scoring summary Q1 11:59 OHST Schlichter 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 2:15 OHST Hunter 14 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 10:28 OHST Williams 20 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q2 8:16 OHST Schlichter 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 28–0
Q3 7:35 OHST Janakievski 19 yard field goal OHST 31–0
Q3 6:39 OHST Ellis 27 yard interception return (Janakievski kick) OHST 38–0
Q4 10:51 OHST Castignola 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 45–0
Q4 2:23 OHST Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 52–0
Q4 :37 OHST Lindsey 38 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 59–0
[ 11]
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan St
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
14
14 7 7
42
Date: October 27Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:35Game attendance: 87,747Game weather: Mostly sunny; 53 °F (12 °C); wind 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) S
Scoring summary Q1 11:49 OHST Donley 53 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 7–0
Q1 2:48 OHST Donley 12 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick) OHST 14–0
Q2 13:30 OHST Schlichter 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 21–0
Q2 2:12 OHST Volley 32 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 28–0
Q3 4:58 OHST Schlichter 6 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 35–0
Q4 3:11 OHST Castignola 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 42–0
[ 12]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
3
14 10 17
44
Illinois
0
0 7 0
7
Date: November 3Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 41,870Game weather: Clear; 51 °F (11 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h) NW
Scoring summary Q1 8:36 OHST Janakievski 47 yard field goal OHST 3–0
Q2 14:18 OHST Murray 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 10–0
Q2 2:22 OHST Bell 16 yard blocked punt return (Janakievski kick) OHST 17–0
Q3 11:52 OHST Campbell 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 24–0
Q3 6:49 OHST Janakievski 36 yard field goal OHST 27–0
Q3 4:00 ILL Boeke 10 yard pass from McCullough (Jones kick) OHST 27–7
Q4 10:46 OHST Schlichter 4 yard run (Janakievski kick) OHST 34–7
Q4 8:42 OHST Janakievski 51 yard field goal OHST 37–7
Q4 2:13 OHST Dwelle 4 yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) OHST 44–7
[ 13]
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
0 0 7
7
• Ohio St
13
14 0 7
34
Date: November 10Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 87,835Game weather: Cloudy; 41 °F (5 °C); wind 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h) NW
Scoring summary Q1 5:55 OHST Schlichter 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 7–0
Q1 3:18 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goal OHST 10–0
Q1 1:38 OHST Janakievski 29 yard field goal OHST 13–0
Q2 8:56 OHST Volley 1 yard run (Jankievski kick) OHST 20–0
Q2 6:40 OHST Donley 33 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)OHST 27–0
Q4 12:16 OHST Spencer 1 yard run (Janakievski kick)OHST 34–0
Q4 4:07 IOWA Chappelle 40 yard pass from Gales (Roby kick) OHST 34–7
[ 14]
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 .[ 15]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OSU
MICH
2
3:48
Ohio St
23-yard field goal by Janakievski
3
0
2
1:30
Michigan
Carter 59-yard touchdown reception from Wangler , Virgil kick good
3
7
2
0:08
Ohio St
25-yard field goal by Janakievski
6
7
3
7:19
Ohio St
Hunter 18-yard touchdown reception from Schlichter , 2-point pass failed/incomplete
12
7
3
3:58
Michigan
Smith 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
12
15
4
11:21
Ohio St
Blocked punt returned 18 yards for touchdown by Bell , Janakievski kick failed
18
15
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
18
15
1980 Rose Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• USC
3
7 0 7
17
Ohio St
0
10 3 3
16
Date: January 1Location: Rose Bowl Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game attendance: 105,526TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, O.J. Simpson
Scoring summary Q1 4:37 USC Hipp 41 yard field goal USC 3–0
Q2 9:11 USC Williams 53 yard pass from McDonald (Hipp kick) USC 10-0
Q2 3:10 OHST Janakievski 35 yard field goalUSC 10–3
Q2 :21 OHST Murray 67 yard pass from Schlichter (Janakievski kick)Tie 10–10
Q3 10:53 OSU Janakievski 37 yard field goal OHST 13–10
Q4 9:42 OHST Janakievski 24 yard field goal OSU 16-10
Q4 1:32 USC White 1 yard run (Hipp kick)USC 17–16
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