American college football season
The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the 1980 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California , where they lost, 17–16, to the USC Trojans .
Schedule 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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
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) IneligibleRoster
Depth chart
Defense
CB
Mike Guess
Doyle Lewis
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DE
NT
DE
Jerome Foster
Tim Sawicki
Luther Henson
Reggie Echols
Mark Sullivan
Gary Dulin
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Offense
SE
Gary Williams
Chuck Hunter
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