1980 Ohio State Football Roster

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Season Record: 9-3
Conference Record: 7-1
Home Record: 5-2
Road Record: 4-0 (0-1 neutral site)
Final AP Ranking: 15th
1981 Roster: 92 players (50% from Ohio)
1981 NFL Draft Selections: 8

1980 Ohio State Football Roster

#	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Birthday	Hometown	High School
1	Bob Atha	FL, K, P, QB	5'11"	180	-	9/22/1960	Worthington, OH	-
2	Shaun Gayle	CB, S	5'11"	195	-	3/8/1962	Hampton, VA	Bethel
3	Scott Woolf	QB	6'1"	180	Fr	12/26/1961	Beloit, OH	West Branch
4	Norman Burrows	CB	5'11"	184	Sr	9/5/1959	Portsmouth, OH	Portsmouth
6	Tim Stephens	QB	6'2"	208	-	8/2/1962	Parkersburg, WV	Parkersburg South
8	Dave McTier	QB	6'2"	200	So	8/4/1960	Eustis, FL	Eustis
9	Alvin Taylor	FL	6'0"	182	Sr	12/25/1957	Newport News, VA	Warwick
10	Art Schlichter	QB	-	-	-	4/25/1960	Bloomingburg, OH	Miami Trace
13	Vlade Janakievski	K	5'8"	166	Sr	4/10/1957	Columbus, OH	Whitehall
14	Victor Langley	FL, TB	6'0"	194	-	12/24/1961	Dallas, TX	Richardson
15	Alvin Washington	ILB	6'3"	232	Sr	9/25/1958	Cleveland, OH	Benedictine
17	Tim Galloway	S	6'2"	192	So	9/28/1961	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
19	Tom Orosz	P	6'1"	196	Sr	9/26/1959	Fairport Harbor, OH	Harding
20	Kelvin Lindsey	TB	6'0"	195	-	6/15/1960	Sandusky, OH	Sandusky
21	Ricky Johnson	TB	6'0"	190	Sr	10/23/1958	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria
22	Cedric Anderson	FL, SE, WR	5'10"	174	-	3/17/1962	Apopka, FL	-
23	Rod Gorley	CB, S	6'0"	194	-	4/30/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
24	Jeff Cisco	CB, ST, TB	5'11"	184	-	12/13/1961	St. Marys, OH	Memorial
25	Todd Bell	S	6'1"	203	Sr	11/28/1958	Middletown, OH	Middletown
26	Jimmy Gayle	TB	5'10"	192	-	1/22/1960	Hampton, VA	Bethel
27	Doug Hill	S, ST	6'1"	194	-	2/3/1962	Miami, FL	Jackson
27	Ray Ellis	CB	6'2"	196	Sr	4/27/1959	Canton, OH	McKinley
28	Bob Murphy	S	6'1"	198	Sr	7/22/1958	Santa Ynez, CA	Santa Ynez
29	Ray Myers	FL, FB, ST	6'2"	227	-	3/20/1961	Toledo, OH	Bowsher
29	Tom Blinco	ILB, NG, ST	6'2"	227	Sr	12/15/1957	Lewiston, NY	Porter
30	Joel Payton	FB	6'2"	226	Sr	6/2/1959	Mentor, OH	Mentor
32	Rowland Tatum	ILB, OLB, S, ST	6'1"	226	-	11/20/1962	Inglewood, CA	Morningside
33	John Epitropoulos	ILB	6'2"	231	Sr	1/6/1959	Warren, OH	Warren Harding
34	Cliff Belmer	FB, ST	6'1"	207	Sr	12/28/1958	Mansfield, OH	Mansfield
35	Glen Cobb	ILB	6'3"	212	-	12/21/1960	Washington Court House, OH	Miami Trace
36	Marcus Marek	ILB	6'2"	224	-	1/8/1961	Masury, OH	Brookfield
37	Orlando Lowry	OLB	6'3"	228	-	8/14/1961	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights
38	Vaughn Broadnax	FB, NG	6'2"	252	-	5/4/1962	Xenia, OH	Xenia
39	Robert Manning	OLB	6'0"	207	-	-	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
39	Leon Ellison	OLB	6'2"	218	Sr	-	Washington D.C.	Roosevelt
43	Calvin Murray	TB	5'11"	182	Sr	10/18/1958	Woodbine, NJ	Millville
44	Gary Williams	SE	6'2"	212	-	9/4/1959	Wilmington, OH	Wilmington
46	Tim Spencer	FB, TB	6'1"	210	-	12/10/1960	St. Clairsville, OH	St. Clairsville
47	Doug Donley	FL	6'1"	180	Sr	2/6/1959	Cambridge, OH	Cambridge
48	Vince Skillings	CB	6'0"	180	Sr	5/3/1959	Brenizer, PA	Derry
49	Linwood Marshall	OLB, ST, TE	6'3"	227	So	-	Cincinnati, OH	Western Hills
52	Bernie Brown	C	6'1"	221	So	9/4/1960	Marietta, OH	Marietta
54	Luther Henson	DT, OT	6'2"	262	Sr	3/25/1959	Sandusky, OH	Sandusky
55	Jerome Foster	DT	6'3"	258	-	7/25/1960	Detroit, MI	Kettering
57	John Hutchings	C, LS	6'0"	202	Sr	5/7/1958	Fremont, OH	Ross
58	Joe Apke	C	6'5"	217	Fr	8/12/1962	Madiera, OH	Moeller
59	Ernie Epitropoulos	OG	6'2"	230	Sr	1/6/1959	Warren, OH	Warren Harding
60	Ron Miller	DT, OG	6'3"	231	Sr	5/10/1959	Auburn, NY	Auburn
63	Scott Burris	OG	6'3"	244	Sr	5/7/1958	Point Pleasant, WV	Point Pleasant
64	Steve DeCamp	OG	6'3"	253	So	10/17/1961	Gahanna, OH	Lincoln
65	Keith Ferguson	OLB	6'5"	234	Sr	4/3/1959	Miami, FL	Edison
66	Rich Czyzynski	OLB	6'2"	218	-	5/25/1962	Brook Park, OH	Padua
68	Tim Sawicki	NG	6'0"	218	Sr	5/24/1958	Mayfield, OH	Mayfield
69	William Wilson	NG	6'3"	222	So	-	Columbus, OH	Arlington
73	Reggie Echols	DT	6'1"	234	Sr	8/26/1958	Chardon, OH	Chardon
75	Tim Moriarty	OG	6'3"	244	Fr	1/3/1962	Euclid, OH	Euclid
76	Steve Corbin	OT	6'4"	252	So	3/29/1961	Lima, OH	Central Catholic
78	Tom Levenick	OT	6'4"	246	Jr	12/17/1959	Washington, IL	Washington
81	Brad Dwelle	TE	6'4"	230	-	3/3/1961	Sandusky, OH	Perkins
82	Ron Barwig	TE	6'8"	248	Sr	6/3/1958	Willoughby Hills, OH	Willoughby South
84	Doug Pauley	SE	6'1"	182	Sr	8/14/1958	Carpinteria, CA	Carpinteria
86	Ben Lee	OLB	6'0"	212	-	8/27/1960	Canton, OH	McKinley
88	Thad Jemison	SE	6'2"	192	-	12/24/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
89	John Frank	TE	6'3"	218	-	4/17/1962	Mt. Lebanon, PA	Mt. Lebanon
90	Tony Megaro	DT, ILB	6'2"	242	Sr	6/12/1959	Chicago, IL	Mt. Carmel
93	Chris Riehm	DT	6'6"	266	-	4/14/1961	Wadsworth, OH	Highland
96	Mike D’Andrea	OLB, ST	6'4"	220	-	11/17/1959	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary
97	Mark Sullivan	NG	5'9"	209	Jr	3/29/1960	Timberlake, OH	Lake Catholic
98	Kevin Olman	ILB	6'2"	228	So	-	Maumee, OH	Maumee
99	Nick Miller	NG	6'2"	224	-	1/12/1960	Upland, PA	St. James

Next Year: 1981 Ohio State Football Roster

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Earle Bruce
Offensive Coordinator: Glen Mason
Tailbacks and Fullbacks: Wayne Stanley
Tackles and Tight Ends: Bill Myles
Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers: Fred Zechman
Defensive Coordinator: Dennis Fryzel
Outside Linebackers: Bob Tucker
Tackles and Middle Guards: Steve Szabo
Defensive Backfield: Nick Saban

1980 Ohio State Football Statistics

1980 Ohio State Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Pass Att	Cmp %	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Pass Int
Art Schlichter	122	226	54.0	1930	15	9
Bob Atha	15	28	53.6	190	0	1
Tim Stephens	1	1	100.0	12	0	0

1980 Ohio State Rushing Stats

Player	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Rush TD	FR
Calvin Murray	195	1267	6.5	7	2
Art Schlichter	143	325	2.3	7	1
Tim Spencer	108	577	5.3	8	0
Jimmy Gayle	61	326	5.3	4	0
Ricky Johnson	53	198	3.7	1	0
Bob Atha	31	179	5.8	5	1
Victor Langley	12	31	2.6	0	1
Vaughn Broadnax	11	35	3.2	0	0
Kelvin Lindsey	6	31	5.2	1	0
Doug Donley	4	12	3.0	0	1
Cedric Anderson	3	-4	-1.3	0	0
Tim Stephens	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Ray Myers	2	7	3.5	0	0

1980 Ohio State Receiving Stats

Player	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec Avg	Rec TD
Doug Donley	43	887	20.6	7
Gary Williams	39	682	17.5	6
Calvin Murray	21	204	9.7	1
Jimmy Gayle	9	56	6.2	0
Brad Dwelle	6	80	13.3	1
John Frank	5	65	13.0	0
Tim Spencer	4	22	5.5	0
Kelvin Lindsey	3	18	6.0	0
Cedric Anderson	3	67	22.3	0
Victor Langley	2	32	16.0	0
Ricky Johnson	2	6	3.0	0
Thad Jemison	1	13	13.0	0

1980 Ohio State Defensive Stats

Player	Position	Tkl	Solo	Asst	TFL	TFL Yds	FF	FR	Int	Int Yds	PBU	Blk	Def TD
Marcus Marek	ILB	140	58	82	4	23	1	3	4	40	7	0	0
John Epitropoulos	ILB	94	39	55	4	10	0	0	2	36	1	0	0
Jerome Foster	DT	83	46	37	12	31	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Keith Ferguson	OLB	75	32	43	8	38	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Mark Sullivan	NG	61	32	29	11	57	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vince Skillings	CB	59	39	20	3	3	1	0	4	27	6	1	0
Alvin Washington	ILB	58	29	29	7	41	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Todd Bell	S	58	36	22	2	13	0	0	2	50	3	0	1
Chris Riehm	DT	58	20	38	8	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Glen Cobb	ILB	56	26	30	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rod Gorley	CB, S	46	24	22	0	0	1	0	4	34	3	0	0
Ray Ellis	CB	40	19	21	2	12	0	1	5	39	3	0	0
Reggie Echols	DT	30	11	19	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike D’Andrea	OLB, ST	29	21	8	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Murphy	S	28	13	15	0	0	0	0	4	5	8	0	0
Ben Lee	OLB	22	11	11	2	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tony Megaro	DT, ILB	21	11	10	3	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rowland Tatum	ILB, OLB, S, ST	13	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Ellison	OLB	12	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Shaun Gayle	CB, S	11	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Johnson	TB	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Hill	S, ST	8	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Miller	NG	6	5	1	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norman Burrows	CB	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Gayle	TB	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orlando Lowry	OLB	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Hutchings	C, LS	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Czyzynski	OLB	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Wilson	NG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Williams	SE	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Atha	FL, K, P, QB	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Manning	OLB	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1980 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics

Player	Pt	Pt Yds	Punt Avg	Pt Blkd	XP	XPA	XP %	FG	FGA	FG %
Tom Orosz	65	2653	40.8	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Bob Atha	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0
Vlade Janakievski	0	0	0.0	0	45	46	97.8	15	22	68.2

1980 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats

Player	KR	KR Yds	KR Avg	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg
Calvin Murray	9	236	26.2	0	0	0.0
Tim Spencer	7	142	20.3	0	0	0.0
Kelvin Lindsey	3	63	21.0	0	0	0.0
Nick Miller	1	10	10.0	0	0	0.0
Norman Burrows	0	0	0.0	16	95	5.9
Jeff Cisco	0	0	0.0	1	1	1.0
Ray Ellis	0	0	0.0	4	6	1.5
Gary Williams	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Doug Donley	0	0	0.0	19	41	2.2
Vince Skillings	0	0	0.0	1	9	9.0

1980 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

Date	Game	Result	Stadium	Attendance	Line	Over/Under
1980-09-13 02:08:19September 13, 1980	Syracuse @ #1 Ohio State	21 - 31	Ohio Stadium	86,643	OSU -27	-
1980-09-20 02:13:02September 20, 1980	Minnesota @ #2 Ohio State	0 - 47	Ohio Stadium	87,916	OSU -24	-
1980-09-27 02:17:59September 27, 1980	#20 Arizona State @ #2 Ohio State	21 - 38	Ohio Stadium	88,097	OSU -16	-
1980-10-04 02:21:43October 4, 1980	#11 UCLA @ #2 Ohio State	17 - 0	Ohio Stadium	88,084	OSU -10	-
1980-10-11 02:25:50October 11, 1980	#9 Ohio State @ Northwestern	63 - 0	Dyche Stadium	29,375	OSU -3.5	-
1980-10-18 02:29:14October 18, 1980	Indiana @ #9 Ohio State	17 - 27	Ohio Stadium	87,957	OSU -15	-
1980-10-25 00:43:37October 25, 1980	#10 Ohio State @ Wisconsin	21 - 0	Camp Randall Stadium	79,253	OSU -20.5	-
1980-11-01 01:03:50November 1, 1980	#9 Ohio State @ Michigan State	48 - 16	Spartan Stadium	77,153	OSU -16.5	-
1980-11-08 01:08:13November 8, 1980	Illinois @ #7 Ohio State	42 - 49	Ohio Stadium	87,952	OSU -26	-
1980-11-15 01:11:56November 15, 1980	#7 Ohio State @ Iowa	41 - 7	Kinnick Stadium	59,890	OSU -20.5	-
1980-11-22 01:15:59November 22, 1980	#10 Michigan @ #5 Ohio State	9 - 3	Ohio Stadium	88,827	OSU -4	-
1980-12-26 01:20:33December 26, 1980	#11 Ohio State vs. #10 Penn State - Fiesta Bowl	19 - 31	Sun Devil Stadium	66,738	Pick'em	-

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1980 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

1980 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results