1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record9–3 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlen Mason (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Tucker (2nd season)
MVPJohn Frank
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,290)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Illinois $ 9 0 0 10 2 0
No. 8 Michigan 8 1 0 9 3 0
No. 14 Iowa 7 2 0 9 3 0
No. 9 Ohio State 6 3 0 9 3 0
Wisconsin 5 4 0 7 4 0
Purdue 3 5 1 3 7 1
Michigan State 2 6 1 4 6 1
Indiana 2 7 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 2 9 0
Minnesota 0 9 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1984 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they won, 28–23, against the Pittsburgh Panthers.