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 |
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