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1980 Ohio State Football Roster
| # | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bob Atha | FL, K, P, QB | 5'11" | 180 | - | 9/22/1960 | Worthington, OH | - |
| 2 |  Shaun Gayle | CB, S | 5'11" | 195 | - | 3/8/1962 | Hampton, VA | Bethel |
| 3 | Scott Woolf | QB | 6'1" | 180 | Fr | 12/26/1961 | Beloit, OH | West Branch |
| 4 |  Norman Burrows | CB | 5'11" | 184 | Sr | 9/5/1959 | Portsmouth, OH | Portsmouth |
| 6 |  Tim Stephens | QB | 6'2" | 208 | - | 8/2/1962 | Parkersburg, WV | Parkersburg South |
| 8 |  Dave McTier | QB | 6'2" | 200 | So | 8/4/1960 | Eustis, FL | Eustis |
| 9 |  Alvin Taylor | FL | 6'0" | 182 | Sr | 12/25/1957 | Newport News, VA | Warwick |
| 10 |  Art Schlichter | QB | - | - | - | 4/25/1960 | Bloomingburg, OH | Miami Trace |
| 13 |  Vlade Janakievski | K | 5'8" | 166 | Sr | 4/10/1957 | Columbus, OH | Whitehall |
| 14 |  Victor Langley | FL, TB | 6'0" | 194 | - | 12/24/1961 | Dallas, TX | Richardson |
| 15 |  Alvin Washington | ILB | 6'3" | 232 | Sr | 9/25/1958 | Cleveland, OH | Benedictine |
| 17 |  Tim Galloway | S | 6'2" | 192 | So | 9/28/1961 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 19 |  Tom Orosz | P | 6'1" | 196 | Sr | 9/26/1959 | Fairport Harbor, OH | Harding |
| 20 |  Kelvin Lindsey | TB | 6'0" | 195 | - | 6/15/1960 | Sandusky, OH | Sandusky |
| 21 |  Ricky Johnson | TB | 6'0" | 190 | Sr | 10/23/1958 | Santa Maria, CA | Santa Maria |
| 22 |  Cedric Anderson | FL, SE, WR | 5'10" | 174 | - | 3/17/1962 | Apopka, FL | - |
| 23 |  Rod Gorley | CB, S | 6'0" | 194 | - | 4/30/1961 | Cincinnati, OH | Princeton |
| 24 |  Jeff Cisco | CB, ST, TB | 5'11" | 184 | - | 12/13/1961 | St. Marys, OH | Memorial |
| 25 |  Todd Bell | S | 6'1" | 203 | Sr | 11/28/1958 | Middletown, OH | Middletown |
| 26 |  Jimmy Gayle | TB | 5'10" | 192 | - | 1/22/1960 | Hampton, VA | Bethel |
| 27 |  Doug Hill | S, ST | 6'1" | 194 | - | 2/3/1962 | Miami, FL | Jackson |
| 27 |  Ray Ellis | CB | 6'2" | 196 | Sr | 4/27/1959 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 28 |  Bob Murphy | S | 6'1" | 198 | Sr | 7/22/1958 | Santa Ynez, CA | Santa Ynez |
| 29 |  Ray Myers | FL, FB, ST | 6'2" | 227 | - | 3/20/1961 | Toledo, OH | Bowsher |
| 29 |  Tom Blinco | ILB, NG, ST | 6'2" | 227 | Sr | 12/15/1957 | Lewiston, NY | Porter |
| 30 |  Joel Payton | FB | 6'2" | 226 | Sr | 6/2/1959 | Mentor, OH | Mentor |
| 32 |  Rowland Tatum | ILB, OLB, S, ST | 6'1" | 226 | - | 11/20/1962 | Inglewood, CA | Morningside |
| 33 |  John Epitropoulos | ILB | 6'2" | 231 | Sr | 1/6/1959 | Warren, OH | Warren Harding |
| 34 |  Cliff Belmer | FB, ST | 6'1" | 207 | Sr | 12/28/1958 | Mansfield, OH | Mansfield |
| 35 |  Glen Cobb | ILB | 6'3" | 212 | - | 12/21/1960 | Washington Court House, OH | Miami Trace |
| 36 |  Marcus Marek | ILB | 6'2" | 224 | - | 1/8/1961 | Masury, OH | Brookfield |
| 37 |  Orlando Lowry | OLB | 6'3" | 228 | - | 8/14/1961 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 38 |  Vaughn Broadnax | FB, NG | 6'2" | 252 | - | 5/4/1962 | Xenia, OH | Xenia |
| 39 | Robert Manning | OLB | 6'0" | 207 | - | - | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 39 | Leon Ellison | OLB | 6'2" | 218 | Sr | - | Washington D.C. | Roosevelt |
| 43 |  Calvin Murray | TB | 5'11" | 182 | Sr | 10/18/1958 | Woodbine, NJ | Millville |
| 44 |  Gary Williams | SE | 6'2" | 212 | - | 9/4/1959 | Wilmington, OH | Wilmington |
| 46 |  Tim Spencer | FB, TB | 6'1" | 210 | - | 12/10/1960 | St. Clairsville, OH | St. Clairsville |
| 47 |  Doug Donley | FL | 6'1" | 180 | Sr | 2/6/1959 | Cambridge, OH | Cambridge |
| 48 |  Vince Skillings | CB | 6'0" | 180 | Sr | 5/3/1959 | Brenizer, PA | Derry |
| 49 |  Linwood Marshall | OLB, ST, TE | 6'3" | 227 | So | - | Cincinnati, OH | Western Hills |
| 52 |  Bernie Brown | C | 6'1" | 221 | So | 9/4/1960 | Marietta, OH | Marietta |
| 54 |  Luther Henson | DT, OT | 6'2" | 262 | Sr | 3/25/1959 | Sandusky, OH | Sandusky |
| 55 |  Jerome Foster | DT | 6'3" | 258 | - | 7/25/1960 | Detroit, MI | Kettering |
| 57 |  John Hutchings | C, LS | 6'0" | 202 | Sr | 5/7/1958 | Fremont, OH | Ross |
| 58 |  Joe Apke | C | 6'5" | 217 | Fr | 8/12/1962 | Madiera, OH | Moeller |
| 59 |  Ernie Epitropoulos | OG | 6'2" | 230 | Sr | 1/6/1959 | Warren, OH | Warren Harding |
| 60 |  Ron Miller | DT, OG | 6'3" | 231 | Sr | 5/10/1959 | Auburn, NY | Auburn |
| 63 |  Scott Burris | OG | 6'3" | 244 | Sr | 5/7/1958 | Point Pleasant, WV | Point Pleasant |
| 64 |  Steve DeCamp | OG | 6'3" | 253 | So | 10/17/1961 | Gahanna, OH | Lincoln |
| 65 |  Keith Ferguson | OLB | 6'5" | 234 | Sr | 4/3/1959 | Miami, FL | Edison |
| 66 |  Rich Czyzynski | OLB | 6'2" | 218 | - | 5/25/1962 | Brook Park, OH | Padua |
| 68 |  Tim Sawicki | NG | 6'0" | 218 | Sr | 5/24/1958 | Mayfield, OH | Mayfield |
| 69 | William Wilson | NG | 6'3" | 222 | So | - | Columbus, OH | Arlington |
| 73 | Reggie Echols | DT | 6'1" | 234 | Sr | 8/26/1958 | Chardon, OH | Chardon |
| 75 | Tim Moriarty | OG | 6'3" | 244 | Fr | 1/3/1962 | Euclid, OH | Euclid |
| 76 |  Steve Corbin | OT | 6'4" | 252 | So | 3/29/1961 | Lima, OH | Central Catholic |
| 78 |  Tom Levenick | OT | 6'4" | 246 | Jr | 12/17/1959 | Washington, IL | Washington |
| 81 |  Brad Dwelle | TE | 6'4" | 230 | - | 3/3/1961 | Sandusky, OH | Perkins |
| 82 |  Ron Barwig | TE | 6'8" | 248 | Sr | 6/3/1958 | Willoughby Hills, OH | Willoughby South |
| 84 |  Doug Pauley | SE | 6'1" | 182 | Sr | 8/14/1958 | Carpinteria, CA | Carpinteria |
| 86 |  Ben Lee | OLB | 6'0" | 212 | - | 8/27/1960 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 88 |  Thad Jemison | SE | 6'2" | 192 | - | 12/24/1961 | Cincinnati, OH | Princeton |
| 89 |  John Frank | TE | 6'3" | 218 | - | 4/17/1962 | Mt. Lebanon, PA | Mt. Lebanon |
| 90 |  Tony Megaro | DT, ILB | 6'2" | 242 | Sr | 6/12/1959 | Chicago, IL | Mt. Carmel |
| 93 |  Chris Riehm | DT | 6'6" | 266 | - | 4/14/1961 | Wadsworth, OH | Highland |
| 96 |  Mike D’Andrea | OLB, ST | 6'4" | 220 | - | 11/17/1959 | Akron, OH | St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| 97 |  Mark Sullivan | NG | 5'9" | 209 | Jr | 3/29/1960 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 98 | Kevin Olman | ILB | 6'2" | 228 | So | - | Maumee, OH | Maumee |
| 99 |  Nick Miller | NG | 6'2" | 224 | - | 1/12/1960 | Upland, PA | St. James |
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Earle Bruce
Offensive Coordinator: Glen Mason
Tailbacks and Fullbacks: Wayne Stanley
Tackles and Tight Ends: Bill Myles
Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers: Fred Zechman
Defensive Coordinator: Dennis Fryzel
Outside Linebackers: Bob Tucker
Tackles and Middle Guards: Steve Szabo
Defensive Backfield: Nick Saban
1980 Ohio State Football Statistics
1980 Ohio State Passing Stats
| Player | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Schlichter | 122 | 226 | 54.0 | 1930 | 15 | 9 |
| Bob Atha | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 190 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Stephens | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1980 Ohio State Rushing Stats
| Player | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murray | 195 | 1267 | 6.5 | 7 | 2 |
| Art Schlichter | 143 | 325 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Tim Spencer | 108 | 577 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gayle | 61 | 326 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Johnson | 53 | 198 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Atha | 31 | 179 | 5.8 | 5 | 1 |
| Victor Langley | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaughn Broadnax | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Anderson | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stephens | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Myers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
1980 Ohio State Receiving Stats
| Player | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Donley | 43 | 887 | 20.6 | 7 |
| Gary Williams | 39 | 682 | 17.5 | 6 |
| Calvin Murray | 21 | 204 | 9.7 | 1 |
| Jimmy Gayle | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Brad Dwelle | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 |
| John Frank | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Cedric Anderson | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 |
| Victor Langley | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Ricky Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Thad Jemison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
1980 Ohio State Defensive Stats
| Player | Position | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Marek | ILB | 140 | 58 | 82 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Epitropoulos | ILB | 94 | 39 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Foster | DT | 83 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ferguson | OLB | 75 | 32 | 43 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Sullivan | NG | 61 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Skillings | CB | 59 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvin Washington | ILB | 58 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Bell | S | 58 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Riehm | DT | 58 | 20 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Cobb | ILB | 56 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gorley | CB, S | 46 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Ellis | CB | 40 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Echols | DT | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike D’Andrea | OLB, ST | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murphy | S | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Lee | OLB | 22 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Megaro | DT, ILB | 21 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Tatum | ILB, OLB, S, ST | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Ellison | OLB | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Gayle | CB, S | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Johnson | TB | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hill | S, ST | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Miller | NG | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Burrows | CB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gayle | TB | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Lowry | OLB | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hutchings | C, LS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Czyzynski | OLB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Wilson | NG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Williams | SE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Atha | FL, K, P, QB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Manning | OLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics
| Player | Pt | Pt Yds | Punt Avg | TB | I20 | Pt Blkd | XP | XPA | XP % | FG | FGA | FG % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Orosz | 65 | 2653 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bob Atha | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vlade Janakievski | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 97.8 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 |
1980 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats
| Player | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murray | 9 | 236 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Miller | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Norman Burrows | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 95 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Jeff Cisco | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Ray Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Gary Williams | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Vince Skillings | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |