1982 Ohio State Football Roster

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Season Record: 9-3
Conference Record: 7-1
Home Record: 4-3
Road Record: 4-0 (1-0 neutral site)
Final AP Ranking: 12th
1982 Roster: 92 players (80% from Ohio)
1983 NFL Draft Selections: 4

1982 Ohio State Football Roster

#	Player	Height	Weight	Year	Birthday	Hometown	High School
1	Mike Lanese	6'0"	186	Fr	7/6/1964	Mayfield, OH	Mayfield
2	Shaun Gayle	5'11"	195	Jr	3/8/1962	Hampton, VA	Bethel
4	Kelvin Bell	6'2"	200	So	9/12/1963	Richmond, VA	Highland Springs
5	Jeff Cargile	6'0"	209	Fr	1/15/1964	Cincinnati, OH	Roger Bacon
5	Karl Edwards	6'2"	196	Jr	1/25/1962	Groveport, OH	Groveport
6	Tim Stephens	6'2"	208	Jr	8/2/1962	Parkersburg, WV	Parkersburg South
7	Brent Offenbecher	6'1"	190	Jr	5/15/1961	Massillon, OH	Massillon
8	Lamar Keuchler	5'11"	189	Sr	-	Marion, OH	Catholic
8	Scott Leach	6'3"	221	Fr	9/18/1963	White Plains, NY	Bassick
9	Gary Alders	6'2"	210	So	1/5/1963	Centerville, OH	Centerville
10	Rich Spangler	6'1"	206	Fr	10/29/1963	Geneva, OH	Geneva
11	Steve Hill	6'1"	196	Fr	4/21/1964	Ft. Walton Beach, FL	Choctowatchee
11	Curt Curtis	6'2"	212	Jr	4/16/1962	Potomac, MD	Churchill
12	Garcia Lane	5'10"	177	Jr	12/31/1961	Youngstown, OH	South
13	Scott Neff	5'11"	174	-	-	Centerville, OH	Centerville
13	Walter Norley	6'3"	196	Fr	1/23/1963	Warrington, PA	Germantown Academy
15	Mike Tomczak	6'1"	192	So	10/23/1962	Calumet City, IL	Thornton Fractional North
16	Jim Karsatos	6'3"	224	Fr	5/26/1963	Fullerton, CA	Sunny Hills
17	Clark Backus	6'0"	210	Jr	12/29/60	Maitland, FL	Edgewater
18	Bill Andrews	5'9"	160	Sr	11/5/1959	Cambridge, OH	Cambridge
20	Kelvin Lindsey	6'0"	195	Jr	6/15/1960	Sandusky, OH	Sandusky
21	Kevin Richardson	6'0"	192	So	5/25/1963	Cleveland, OH	Benedictine
22	Cedric Anderson	5'10"	174	Jr	3/17/1962	Apopka, FL	-
23	Doyle Lewis	6'0"	184	Sr	7/18/1961	Canton, OH	McKinley
24	Jeff Cisco	5'11"	184	Jr	12/13/1961	St. Marys, OH	Memorial
25	John Wooldridge	5'10"	191	Fr	11/22/1963	Akron, OH	Central-Hower
26	Jimmy Gayle	5'10"	192	Sr	1/22/1960	Hampton, VA	Bethel
27	Doug Hill	6'1"	194	Jr	2/3/1962	Miami, FL	Jackson
28	Jeff Gottron	5'11"	182	Sr	-	Fremont, OH	St. Joseph
28	Roman Bates	6'0"	207	Fr	3/2/1964	Memphis, TN	Hamilton
29	Ray Myers	6'2"	227	Sr	3/20/1961	Toledo, OH	Bowsher
30	Mike Kee	6'2"	219	Fr	11/30/1963	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
32	Rowland Tatum	6'1"	226	Jr	11/20/1962	Inglewood, CA	Morningside
33	Larry Kolic	6'1"	248	So	8/31/1963	Smithville, OH	Smithville
34	Jay Holland	5'11"	181	So	11/30/1962	Columbus, OH	Mifflin
35	Glen Cobb	6'3"	212	Sr	12/21/1960	Washington Court House, OH	Miami Trace
36	Marcus Marek	6'2"	224	Sr	1/8/1961	Masury, OH	Brookfield
37	Orlando Lowry	6'3"	228	Jr	8/14/1961	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights
38	Vaughn Broadnax	6'2"	252	Jr	5/4/1962	Xenia, OH	Xenia
39	Mark Pfister	6'2"	232	Fr	12/30/1963	Columbus, OH	Upper Arlington
41	Keith Byars	6'2"	236	Fr	10/14/1963	Dayton, OH	Roth
42	Craig Dunn	6'3"	228	Sr	9/23/1960	Montclair, NJ	Montclair
43	Barry Walker	6'0"	217	Fr	1/4/1964	Lancaster, OH	Lancaster
44	Gary Williams	6'2"	212	Sr	9/4/1959	Wilmington, OH	Wilmington
46	Tim Spencer	6'1"	210	Sr	12/10/1960	St. Clairsville, OH	St. Clairsville
47	Tom Anthony	6'1"	190	Sr	11/27/1960	Rockville, MD	Thomas Wootton
49	Doug Smith	6'1"	212	So	2/4/1963	Atlanta, GA	Fulton
50	Tim Odom	6'3"	250	Fr	2/22/1964	Villa Hills, KY	Moeller
51	John Lucente	6'2"	252	So	1/16/1963	Struthers, OH	Cardinal Mooney
52	Doug Whitmer	6'0"	200	-	11/14/1961	Kettering, OH	Fairmont West
53	Craig Pack	6'1"	242	Sr	7/30/1960	Orrville, OH	Orrville
54	Spencer Nelms	6'3"	242	So	7/7/1963	Decatur, GA	Lakeside
55	Jerome Foster	6'3"	258	Sr	7/25/1960	Detroit, MI	Kettering
56	Steve Simpson	6'5"	246	Sr	-	Temperance, MI	Bedford
56	Jim Gilmore	6'5"	262	So	12/19/1962	Philadelphia, PA	Northeast Catholic
57	John Sullivan	6'0"	237	So	10/27/1965	Timberlake, OH	Lake Catholic
57	Dave Morrill	6'3"	258	So	4/27/1963	Centerville, OH	Centerville
58	Dennis Hueston	6'1"	210	Fr	12/20/1963	Toledo, OH	South
59	Gary Burris	6'1"	200	Jr	-	Urbana, OH	Urbana
60	Bill Harvey	6'2"	233	So	12/31/1962	Springfield, VA	West Springfield
62	Tom McCormick	6'6"	253	Fr	6/9/1963	Rocky River, OH	Lakewood St. Edward
63	Kirk Lowdermilk	6'3"	262	So	4/10/1963	Salem, OH	Salem
64	Jim Lachey	6'6"	274	So	6/4/1963	St. Henry, OH	St. Henry
65	Tom Glancey	6'4"	264	Fr	8/1/1964	North Palm Beach, FL	Cardinal Newman
66	Rich Czyzynski	6'2"	218	Jr	5/25/1962	Brook Park, OH	Padua
67	Gene Hulshult	6'3"	232	Fr	12/25/1963	Hamilton, OH	Badin
67	Joe Smith	6'3"	266	Sr	11/27/1959	Cincinnati, OH	Colerain
68	Mark Hocevar	6'2"	250	So	12/23/1962	Warren, OH	Howland
70	Bill Roberts	6'5"	272	Jr	8/5/1962	Miami, FL	Carol City
71	Bob Maggs	6'5"	287	Fr	11/29/1963	Youngstown, OH	Cardinal Mooney
72	Joe Lukens	6'4"	262	Sr	9/2/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller
73	Mark Krerowicz	6'4"	282	So	3/1/1963	Toledo, OH	St. John's
74	Scott Zalenski	6'5"	257	So	6/12/1962	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park
75	Rory Graves	6'6"	280	So	7/21/1963	Decatur, GA	Columbia
76	Dan Bachorski	6'5"	282	Fr	1/15/1964	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers
77	Jim Carson	6'5"	272	Jr	6/10/1962	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary
79	Mike Palahnuk	6'2"	251	Sr	1/16/60	Hicksville, NY	Hicksville
81	John Hutchinson	6'3"	232	Fr	12/1/1963	Atwater, OH	Waterloo
81	Brad Dwelle	6'4"	230	Sr	3/3/1961	Sandusky, OH	Perkins
82	Byron Lee	6'3"	226	Fr	9/8/1964	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
85	Jim Palmer	6'5"	250	So	9/5/1966	Loudonville, OH	Loudonville
85	Judd Groza	6'2"	234	So	9/14/1961	Berea, OH	Berea
87	Trent Penn	5'11"	170	Jr	-	Columbus, OH	Linden-McKinley
88	Thad Jemison	6'2"	192	Jr	12/24/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
89	John Frank	6'3"	218	Jr	4/17/1962	Mt. Lebanon, PA	Mt. Lebanon
90	Don Braun	6'1"	241	Sr	-	Columbus, OH	Bishop Watterson
93	Chris Riehm	6'6"	266	Sr	4/14/1961	Wadsworth, OH	Highland
94	Rob Selvaggio	6'4"	217	-	-	Eagan, MN	Sibley
95	Darryl Lee	6'3"	264	Fr	9/12/1963	Columbus, OH	Marion-Franklin
96	Tom Bose	6'3"	234	Fr	1/24/1964	Stow, OH	Stow
97	Dave Crecelius	6'5"	252	So	10/31/1962	Ashland, OH	Ashland
98	Thomas “Pepper” Johnson	6'3"	248	Fr	7/29/1964	Detroit, MI	Mackenzie

Prior Year: 1981 Ohio State Football Roster
Next Year: 1983 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
Recruiting: Steve Devine
Inside Linebackers: Bob Tucker
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Tackles and Middle Guards: Randy Hart
Defensive Backfield: Dom Capers

1982 Ohio State Football Statistics

1982 Ohio State Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Pass Att	Cmp %	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Pass Int
Mike Tomczak	96	187	51.3	1602	8	11
Brent Offenbecher	21	47	44.7	345	1	4
Tim Stephens	2	4	50.0	40	0	1
Gary Williams	1	1	100.0	63	0	0
Tim Spencer	0	1	0.0	0	0	0

1982 Ohio State Rushing Stats

Player	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Rush TD	FR
Tim Spencer	273	1538	5.6	14	0
Jimmy Gayle	142	647	4.6	6	0
Vaughn Broadnax	103	514	5.0	9	1
Mike Tomczak	68	182	2.7	5	4
Brent Offenbecher	17	3	0.2	0	0
Kelvin Lindsey	15	99	6.6	1	0
Cedric Anderson	9	28	3.1	1	0
Keith Byars	6	24	4.0	0	0
Tim Stephens	1	11	11.0	0	0
Marcus Marek	1	2	2.0	0	1
Craig Dunn	1	8	8.0	0	0

1982 Ohio State Receiving Stats

Player	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec Avg	Rec TD
Gary Williams	40	690	17.3	2
John Frank	26	326	12.5	2
Cedric Anderson	20	552	27.6	4
Tim Spencer	13	138	10.6	1
Thad Jemison	10	248	24.8	0
Jimmy Gayle	7	45	6.4	0
Mike Lanese	1	5	5.0	0
Kelvin Lindsey	1	8	8.0	0
Keith Byars	1	20	20.0	0
Judd Groza	1	18	18.0	0

1982 Ohio State Defensive Statistics

Player	Position	Tkl	Solo	Asst	TFL	TFL Yds	Sacks	Sack Yds	FR	Int	Int Yds
Marcus Marek	ILB	178	78	100	3	11	0	0	1	3	46
Glen Cobb	ILB	143	71	72	2	4	0	0	0	3	10
Jerome Foster	DT	77	50	27	11	29	4	20	1	1	0
Rowland Tatum	ILB, OLB, S, ST	76	45	31	10	48	3	25	2	3	30
Doug Hill	S, ST	73	37	36	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
Garcia Lane	CB, S, ST	70	47	23	1	1	0	0	1	1	3
Chris Riehm	DT	62	26	36	8	26	3	20	1	0	0
Shaun Gayle	CB, S	60	38	22	2	3	0	0	1	0	0
Spencer Nelms	DT, NG	55	30	25	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Curtis	OLB	46	31	15	5	27	3	21	1	0	0
Orlando Lowry	OLB	37	23	14	3	23	1	5	0	0	0
Kelvin Bell	CB, S	34	25	9	0	0	0	0	1	4	65
Doyle Lewis	CB, ST	23	12	11	1	4	1	4	0	0	0
Kirk Lowdermilk	C, NG, OG	19	10	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Kolic	ILB	16	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Anthony	CB, S, ST	16	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Crecelius	DT	14	8	6	2	14	2	14	0	0	0
Lamar Keuchler	S	12	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Byron Lee	OLB	12	5	7	2	11	2	11	1	0	0
Mark Hocevar	C, DT	10	7	3	2	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Morrill	DT	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Richardson	S, ST, TB	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas “Pepper” Johnson	ILB, ST	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Giuliani	NG	4	3	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Czyzynski	OLB	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clark Backus	OLB, ST	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Palmer	CB, ST	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Alders	OLB, P, QB, ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don Braun	DT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1982 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics

Player	Pt	Pt Yds	Punt Avg	TB	I20	Pt Blkd	XP	XPA	XP %	FG	FGA	FG %
Karl Edwards	47	1814	38.6	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Rich Spangler	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	41	44	93.2	9	18	50.0

1982 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats

Player	KR	KR Yds	KR Avg	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg
Tim Spencer	8	146	18.3	0	0	0.0
Kelvin Lindsey	7	195	27.9	0	0	0.0
Vaughn Broadnax	1	18	18.0	0	0	0.0
Keith Byars	1	28	28.0	0	0	0.0
John Frank	1	3	3.0	0	0	0.0
Mike Lanese	0	0	0.0	1	-3	-3.0
Garcia Lane	0	0	0.0	40	411	10.3
Cedric Anderson	0	0	0.0	2	8	4.0
Jimmy Gayle	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0

1982 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

Date	Game	Result	Stadium	Attendance	Line	Over/Under
1982-09-11 02:07:30September 11, 1982	Baylor @ #14 Ohio State	14 - 21	Ohio Stadium	88,622	OSU -12	-
1982-09-18 02:12:16September 18, 1982	#12 Ohio State @ Michigan State	31 - 10	Spartan Stadium	73,483	OSU -6.5	-
1982-09-25 02:19:04September 25, 1982	Stanford @ #13 Ohio State	23 - 20	Ohio Stadium	89,436	OSU -6.5	-
1982-10-02 02:26:33October 2, 1982	Florida State @ Ohio State	34 - 17	Ohio Stadium	89,491	OSU -6.5	-
1982-10-09 02:31:27October 9, 1982	Wisconsin @ Ohio State	6 - 0	Ohio Stadium	88,344	OSU -7.5	-
1982-10-16 02:34:43October 16, 1982	Ohio State @ #15 Illinois	26 - 21	University of Illinois Memorial Stadium	73,488	ILL -6	-
1982-10-23 02:38:54October 23, 1982	Ohio State @ Indiana	49 - 25	Memorial Stadium	52,040	OSU -5.5	-
1982-10-30 02:44:52October 30, 1982	Purdue @ Ohio State	6 - 38	Ohio Stadium	89,341	OSU -13	-
1982-11-06 02:47:30November 6, 1982	Minnesota @ Ohio State	10 - 35	Ohio Stadium	87,666	OSU -25.5	-
1982-11-13 02:49:54November 13, 1982	Ohio State @ Northwestern	40 - 28	Dyche Stadium	30,074	OSU -26.5	-
1982-11-20 02:52:55November 20, 1982	#13 Michigan @ Ohio State	14 - 24	Ohio Stadium	90,252	UM -2	-
1982-12-17 02:58:23December 17, 1982	BYU vs. Ohio State - Holiday Bowl	17 - 47	Jack Murphy Stadium	52,533	OSU -6	-

Year	Record
2014	14-1 CFB National Champions
2006	12-1 AP #2
2002	14-0 BCS National Champions
1998	11-1 AP #2 / Sugar Bowl Champs
1996	11-1 AP #2 / Rose Bowl Champs

#	Player	Hometown
1	Marcus Freeman	Huber Heights, OH
1	Justin Fields	Kennesaw, GA
2	Mike Doss	Canton, OH
2	Cris Carter	Middletown, OH
2	Malcolm Jenkins	Piscataway, NJ
2	Terrelle Pryor	Jeannette, PA
2	J.K. Dobbins	La Grange, TX
2	Chris Olave	San Marcos, CA
3	Dimitrious Stanley	Worthington, OH
4	Kirk Herbstreit	Centerville, OH
4	Santonio Holmes	Belle Glade, FL
5	Michael Wiley	Spring Valley, CA
6	Craig Griffey	Cincinnati, OH
7	Joey Galloway	Bellaire, OH
7	Joe Germaine	Mesa, AZ
7	Chris Gamble	Sunrise, FL
7	Ted Ginn Jr.	Cleveland, OH
8	Stanley Jackson	Paterson, NJ
9	David Boston	Humble, TX
9	Donte Whitner	Cleveland, OH
9	Brian Hartline	North Canton, OH
10	Troy Smith	Glenville, OH
11	Antoine Winfield	Akron, OH
11	Anthony Gonzalez	Cleveland, OH
12	Michael Jenkins	Tampa, FL
13	Maurice Clarett	Warren, OH
14	Bobby Hoying	St. Henry, OH
15	Mike Tomczak	Calumet City, IL
15	Ezekiel Elliott	St. Louis, MO
16	Craig Krenzel	Utica, MI

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1982 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

1982 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results