1983 Ohio State Football Roster

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Season Record: 9-3
Conference Record: 6-3
Home Record: 6-0
Road Record: 2-3 (1-0 neutral site)
Final AP Ranking: 9th
1983 Roster: 102 players (62% from Ohio)
1984 NFL Draft Selections: 7

1983 Roster

#	Player	Height	Weight	Year	Birthday	Hometown	High School
1	Mike Lanese	6'0"	186	So	7/6/1964	Mayfield, OH	Mayfield
2	Shaun Gayle	5'11"	195	Sr	3/8/1962	Hampton, VA	Bethel
3	Jim Palmer	5'11"	180	Jr	11/23/1962	Williamsburg, VA	Lafayette
4	Kelvin Bell	6'2"	200	Jr	9/12/1963	Richmond, VA	Highland Springs
4	Emmett Keith-Jones	6'0"	193	So	-	Xenia, OH	Xenia
5	Jeff Cargile	6'0"	209	rFr	1/15/1964	Cincinnati, OH	Roger Bacon
5	Karl Edwards	6'2"	196	Sr	1/25/1962	Groveport, OH	Groveport
6	Tim Stephens	6'2"	208	Sr	8/2/1962	Parkersburg, WV	Parkersburg South
7	Sonny Gordon	6'0"	192	Fr	7/30/1965	Middletown, OH	Middletown
7	Brent Offenbecher	6'1"	190	Sr	5/15/1961	Massillon, OH	Massillon
8	Scott Leach	6'3"	221	rFr	9/18/1963	White Plains, NY	Bassick
9	Gary Alders	6'2"	210	Jr	1/5/1963	Centerville, OH	Centerville
9	Tim Marsh	6'1"	180	Jr	-	Worthington, OH	Worthington
10	Rich Spangler	6'1"	206	So	10/29/1963	Geneva, OH	Geneva
11	Steve Hill	6'1"	196	rFr	4/21/1964	Ft. Walton Beach, FL	Choctowatchee
11	Curt Curtis	6'2"	212	Sr	4/16/1962	Potomac, MD	Churchill
12	Terry White	5'9"	174	Fr	12/20/1964	Cambridge, OH	Cambridge
12	Garcia Lane	5'10"	177	Sr	12/31/1961	Youngstown, OH	South
13	Scott Neff	5'11"	174	So	-	Centerville, OH	Centerville
14	Eric Kumerow	6'6"	250	Fr	4/17/1965	River Forest, IL	Oak Park
15	Mike Tomczak	6'1"	192	Jr	10/23/1962	Calumet City, IL	Thornton Fractional North
16	Jim Karsatos	6'3"	224	rFr	5/26/1963	Fullerton, CA	Sunny Hills
17	Clark Backus	6'0"	210	Sr	12/29/60	Maitland, FL	Edgewater
18	Johnny Ross	6'3"	196	Fr	8/3/1964	Titusville, FL	Titusville
20	Kelvin Lindsey	6'0"	195	Sr	6/15/1960	Sandusky, OH	Sandusky
21	Kevin Delaney	6'1"	203	So	5/22/1964	Worthington, OH	Worthington
21	Kevin Richardson	6'0"	192	Jr	5/25/1963	Cleveland, OH	Benedictine
22	Cedric Anderson	5'10"	174	Sr	3/17/1962	Apopka, FL	-
23	Rod Gorley	6'0"	194	Sr	4/30/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
24	Jeff Cisco	5'11"	184	Sr	12/13/1961	St. Marys, OH	Memorial
24	Ron Jordan	5'9"	180	So	-	Columbus, OH	Mifflin
25	John Wooldridge	5'10"	191	rFr	11/22/1963	Akron, OH	Central-Hower
26	Nate Harris	5'11"	180	Fr	5/15/1965	Akron, OH	Central-Hower
27	Doug Hill	6'1"	194	Sr	2/3/1962	Miami, FL	Jackson
28	Roman Bates	6'0"	207	rFr	3/2/1964	Memphis, TN	Hamilton
30	Mike Kee	6'2"	219	rFr	11/30/1963	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
32	Rowland Tatum	6'1"	226	Sr	11/20/1962	Inglewood, CA	Morningside
33	Larry Kolic	6'1"	248	Jr	8/31/1963	Smithville, OH	Smithville
34	Jay Holland	5'11"	181	Jr	11/30/1962	Columbus, OH	Mifflin
35	Joe Jenkins	6'2"	224	Fr	6/7/1965	Chicago, IL	St. Rita
37	Orlando Lowry	6'3"	228	Sr	8/14/1961	Shaker Heights, OH	Shaker Heights
38	Vaughn Broadnax	6'2"	252	Sr	5/4/1962	Xenia, OH	Xenia
39	Reggie Graves	6'4"	236	Fr	12/25/1964	Decatur, GA	Columbia
39	Mark Pfister	6'2"	232	rFr	12/30/1963	Columbus, OH	Upper Arlington
39	Tim Coleman	5'9"	177	rSo	-	Buffalo, NY	McKinley
41	Keith Byars	6'2"	236	So	10/14/1963	Dayton, OH	Roth
42	Tony Cooper	6'2"	232	Fr	12/13/1963	Circleville, OH	Circleville
43	Barry Walker	6'0"	217	rFr	1/4/1964	Lancaster, OH	Lancaster
44	George Cooper	6'2"	246	Fr	12/8/1964	Wyandanch, NY	Wyandanch
46	Ken Blair	5'11"	217	rSo	1/20/1962	Newbury, OH	Newbury
47	Ray Jackson	6'0"	190	Fr	1/11/1965	Akron, OH	Central-Hower
49	Doug Smith	6'1"	212	rSo	2/4/1963	Atlanta, GA	Fulton
50	Tim Odom	6'3"	250	rFr	2/22/1964	Villa Hills, KY	Moeller
51	John Lucente	6'2"	252	rSo	1/16/1963	Struthers, OH	Cardinal Mooney
52	Doug Whitmer	6'0"	200	rJr	11/14/1961	Kettering, OH	Fairmont West
53	Rich Morris	6'4"	252	Fr	1/3/1965	Wheaton, IL	North
54	Spencer Nelms	6'3"	242	Jr	7/7/1963	Decatur, GA	Lakeside
55	Ray Holliman	6'4"	262	Fr	11/16/1965	Holland, MI	West Ottawa
56	Jim Gilmore	6'5"	262	rSo	12/19/1962	Philadelphia, PA	Northeast Catholic
57	John Sullivan	6'0"	237	rSo	10/27/1965	Timberlake, OH	Lake Catholic
57	Dave Morrill	6'3"	258	Jr	4/27/1963	Centerville, OH	Centerville
58	Dennis Hueston	6'1"	210	So	12/20/1963	Toledo, OH	South
59	Anthony Giuliani	6'0"	248	rJr	11/2/1962	Westerville, OH	Westerville South
60	Bill Harvey	6'2"	233	Jr	12/31/1962	Springfield, VA	West Springfield
62	Tom McCormick	6'6"	253	rFr	6/9/1963	Rocky River, OH	Lakewood St. Edward
63	Kirk Lowdermilk	6'3"	262	Jr	4/10/1963	Salem, OH	Salem
64	Jim Lachey	6'6"	274	Jr	6/4/1963	St. Henry, OH	St. Henry
65	Tom Glancey	6'4"	264	rFr	8/1/1964	North Palm Beach, FL	Cardinal Newman
66	Rich Czyzynski	6'2"	218	Sr	5/25/1962	Brook Park, OH	Padua
67	Gene Hulshult	6'3"	232	rFr	12/25/1963	Hamilton, OH	Badin
68	Mark Hocevar	6'2"	250	rJr	12/23/1962	Warren, OH	Howland
69	Jay Shaffer	6'7"	288	Fr	11/17/1964	Lakeside, OH	Boardman
70	Bill Roberts	6'5"	272	Sr	8/5/1962	Miami, FL	Carol City
71	Bob Maggs	6'5"	287	rFr	11/29/1963	Youngstown, OH	Cardinal Mooney
72	Henry Brown	6'4"	262	Fr	1/27/1965	New York, NY	Andrew Jackson
72	Larry Kotterman	6'7"	284	Fr	8/17/1964	Crestline, OH	Ontario
72	Ray Conlin	6'1"	241	rJr	-	Turnersville, NJ	Washington Township
72	Mike Machinsky	6'4"	247	Fr	12/3/1964	Columbus, OH	Upper Arlington
73	Mark Krerowicz	6'4"	282	Jr	3/1/1963	Toledo, OH	St. John's
74	Scott Zalenski	6'5"	257	rJr	6/12/1962	Bethel Park, PA	Bethel Park
75	Rory Graves	6'6"	280	rSo	7/21/1963	Decatur, GA	Columbia
76	Dan Bachorski	6'5"	282	rFr	1/15/1964	Bridgeville, PA	Chartiers
77	Jim Carson	6'5"	272	Sr	6/10/1962	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary
78	Joe Dooley	6'6"	268	Sr	3/1/1962	Cincinnati, OH	Oak Hills
80	Ed Taggart	6'3"	223	Fr	12/19/1964	Akron, OH	St. Vincent-St. Mary
81	John Hutchinson	6'3"	232	rFr	12/1/1963	Atwater, OH	Waterloo
82	Byron Lee	6'3"	226	So	9/8/1964	Columbus, OH	Eastmoor
83	Murphy Ray	6'2"	180	Fr	-	Struthers, OH	Struthers
83	Dave Wagner	5'10"	172	So	-	Worthington, OH	Worthington
85	Judd Groza	6'2"	234	rJr	9/14/1961	Berea, OH	Berea
86	Paul Allen	5'10"	178	Jr	8/25/1963	New York, NY	Hewlett
87	Ken Grimmer	6'2"	180	So	-	Fort Wayne, IN	Homestead
88	Thad Jemison	6'2"	192	Sr	12/24/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Princeton
89	John Frank	6'3"	218	Sr	4/17/1962	Mt. Lebanon, PA	Mt. Lebanon
90	Fred Ridder	6'2"	230	Fr	9/29/1965	Eaton, OH	Eaton
91	Jim Klohn	6'2"	243	Fr	11/15/1964	Ravenna, OH	Ravenna
94	Rob Selvaggio	6'4"	217	Jr	-	Eagan, MN	Sibley
94	Chris Cicero	6'0"	214	Sr	-	Chagrin Falls, OH	Chagrin Falls
95	Darryl Lee	6'3"	264	rFr	9/12/1963	Columbus, OH	Marion-Franklin
96	Tom Bose	6'3"	234	rFr	1/24/1964	Stow, OH	Stow
97	Dave Crecelius	6'5"	252	Jr	10/31/1962	Ashland, OH	Ashland
98	Thomas “Pepper” Johnson	6'3"	248	So	7/29/1964	Detroit, MI	Mackenzie

Prior Year: 1982 Ohio State Football Roster
Next Year: 1984 Ohio State Football Roster

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: Earle Bruce
Offensive Coordinator: Glen Mason
Tailbacks and Fullbacks: Wayne Stanley
Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers: Jim Tressel
Tackles and Tight Ends: Bill Myles
Recruiting: Steve Devine
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Tucker
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Tackles and Middle Guards: Randy Hart
Defensive Backfield: Dom Capers

1983 Ohio State Football Statistics

1983 Ohio State Passing Stats

Player	Comp	Pass Att	Cmp %	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Pass Int
Mike Tomczak	131	237	55.3	1942	13	13
Jim Karsatos	14	30	46.7	322	2	1
Brent Offenbecher	5	10	50.0	83	1	1

1983 Ohio State Rushing Stats

Player	Rush Att	Rush Yds	Rush Avg	Rush TD	FR
Keith Byars	222	1199	5.4	20	0
Vaughn Broadnax	84	346	4.1	4	0
Mike Tomczak	69	250	3.6	4	2
Kelvin Lindsey	56	254	4.5	2	0
Roman Bates	53	293	5.5	3	0
John Wooldridge	51	264	5.2	2	0
Barry Walker	26	124	4.8	0	0
Jim Karsatos	8	-10	-1.3	0	0
Tim Stephens	7	0	0.0	0	0
Brent Offenbecher	6	-25	-4.2	0	1
Mike Lanese	4	6	1.5	0	0
Cedric Anderson	3	-2	-0.7	0	0
Ken Blair	3	7	2.3	0	0

1983 Ohio State Receiving Stats

Player	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec Avg	Rec TD
John Frank	45	641	14.2	4
Thad Jemison	35	558	15.9	3
Cedric Anderson	26	524	20.2	3
Keith Byars	23	359	15.6	1
Kelvin Lindsey	6	48	8.0	1
John Wooldridge	5	40	8.0	0
Vaughn Broadnax	3	24	8.0	1
Roman Bates	2	13	6.5	1
Jay Holland	2	58	29.0	1
Doug Smith	2	76	38.0	1
Barry Walker	1	6	6.0	0

1983 Ohio State Defensive Statistics

Player	Position	Tkl	Solo	Asst	TFL	TFL Yds	Sacks	Sack Yds	FF	FR	Int	Int Yds	PBU	Blk
Rowland Tatum	ILB, OLB, S, ST	156	75	81	4	30	2	28	1	2	3	62	7	0
Clark Backus	OLB, ST	102	51	51	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Thomas “Pepper” Johnson	ILB, ST	92	38	54	2	12	2	12	1	1	1	3	3	0
Orlando Lowry	OLB	90	38	52	5	21	1	6	0	1	1	0	4	0
Dave Morrill	DT	75	43	32	8	56	6	51	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun Gayle	CB, S	74	54	20	1	7	0	0	3	1	1	0	8	0
Spencer Nelms	DT, NG	73	46	27	7	18	2	11	0	1	1	0	3	0
Garcia Lane	CB, S, ST	59	43	16	3	5	0	0	0	3	3	16	8	0
Byron Lee	OLB	54	31	23	4	26	2	21	0	0	0	0	2	0
Dave Crecelius	DT	54	25	29	2	8	1	7	0	1	0	0	3	0
Curt Curtis	OLB	42	26	16	12	49	5	30	1	0	0	0	1	0
Kelvin Bell	CB, S	37	20	17	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	68	7	0
Steve Hill	CB, DB	37	25	12	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Doug Hill	S, ST	24	14	10	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	32	2	0
Anthony Giuliani	NG	21	12	9	1	10	1	10	0	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Kee	ILB, OLB, ST	15	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Hueston	OLB	13	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Richardson	S, ST, TB	12	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Cargile	DB, FB, ST	11	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Pfister	FB, ILB	11	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Henry Brown	DT, OT	11	3	8	2	8	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0
Darryl Lee	DT, NG	11	4	7	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sonny Gordon	CB, SS	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Czyzynski	OLB	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Gorley	CB, S	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Conlin	DT	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Sullivan	DT, OG	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Bose	OLB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ray Holliman	DT	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Harvey	ILB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1983 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Stats

Player	Pt	Pt Yds	Punt Avg	Pt Blkd	XP	XPA	XP %	FG	FGA	FG %
Rich Spangler	0	0	0.0	0	53	54	98.1	3	7	42.9
Karl Edwards	41	1711	41.7	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Paul Allen	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	6	10	60.0

1983 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats

Player	KR	KR Yds	KR Avg	KR TD	PR	PR Yds	PR Avg	PR TD
John Wooldridge	5	106	21.2	0	0	0	0.0	0
Kelvin Lindsey	4	80	20.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Jay Holland	3	39	13.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Roman Bates	2	52	26.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Keith Byars	2	136	68.0	1	0	0	0.0	0
Vaughn Broadnax	1	15	15.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Mike Lanese	0	0	0.0	0	5	29	5.8	0
Garcia Lane	0	0	0.0	0	26	279	10.7	2
Cedric Anderson	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	1
John Frank	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
Darryl Lee	0	0	0.0	0	1	20	20.0	0

1983 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

Date	Game	Result	Stadium	Attendance	Line	Over/Under
1983-09-10 10:04:36September 10, 1983	Oregon @ #7 Ohio State	6 - 31	Ohio Stadium	88,524	OSU -23	-
1983-09-17 10:11:45September 17, 1983	#6 Ohio State @ #2 Oklahoma	24 - 14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	75,008	OSU -6.5	-
1983-09-24 10:18:07September 24, 1983	#3 Ohio State @ #7 Iowa	14 - 20	Kinnick Stadium	66,175	OSU -3	-
1983-10-01 10:23:18October 1, 1983	Minnesota @ #8 Ohio State	18 - 69	Ohio Stadium	89,192	OSU -33.5	-
1983-10-08 10:28:51October 8, 1983	Purdue @ #6 Ohio State	22 - 33	Ohio Stadium	89,384	OSU -28	-
1983-10-15 10:32:47October 15, 1983	#6 Ohio State @ #19 Illinois	13 - 17	University of Illinois Memorial Stadium	73,414	OSU -4	-
1983-10-22 10:38:11October 22, 1983	Michigan State @ #17 Ohio State	21 - 11	Ohio Stadium	89,104	OSU -23.5	-
1983-10-29 01:09:00October 29, 1983	Wisconsin @ #16 Ohio State	27 - 45	Ohio Stadium	89,203	OSU -12	-
1983-11-05 01:13:46November 5, 1983	#14 Ohio State @ Indiana	56 - 17	Memorial Stadium	51,176	OSU -20	-
1983-11-12 01:17:38November 12, 1983	Northwestern @ #10 Ohio State	7 - 55	Ohio Stadium	88,703	NL	-
1983-11-19 01:33:19November 19, 1983	#10 Ohio State @ #8 Michigan	21 - 24	Michigan Stadium	106,115	UM -2.5	-
1984-01-02 01:36:31January 2, 1984	#15 Pittsburgh vs. #14 Ohio State - Fiesta Bowl	23 - 28	Sun Devil Stadium	66,484	OSU -2.5	-

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1983 Ohio State Football Statistics

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1983 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

1983 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results