1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Conference Big Ten Conference AP No. 4 Head coach Earle Bruce (1st year)		Coaches No. 4 1979 record 11–1 (8–0 Big Ten) MVP Jim Laughlin

The 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A 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.

Coaching staff

Earle Bruce - Head Coach (1st year)

Pete Carroll - Defensive Backs (1st year)

Dennis Fryzel - Defensive Coordinator (1st year)

Glen Mason - Offensive Line / Defensive Inside Linebackers (2nd year)

Bill Myles - Offensive Line (3rd year)

Wayne Stanley - Running Backs (1st year)

Steve Szabo - Defensive Line (1st year)

Bob Tucker - Defensive Outside Linebackers (1st year)

Fred Zechman - Quarterbacks/Receivers (1st year)

References

1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wikipedia

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