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1982 Ohio State Football Roster
| # | Player | Height | Weight | Year | Birthday | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mike Lanese | 6'0" | 186 | Fr | 7/6/1964 | Mayfield, OH | Mayfield |
| 2 |  Shaun Gayle | 5'11" | 195 | Jr | 3/8/1962 | Hampton, VA | Bethel |
| 4 |  Kelvin Bell | 6'2" | 200 | So | 9/12/1963 | Richmond, VA | Highland Springs |
| 5 |  Jeff Cargile | 6'0" | 209 | Fr | 1/15/1964 | Cincinnati, OH | Roger Bacon |
| 5 |  Karl Edwards | 6'2" | 196 | Jr | 1/25/1962 | Groveport, OH | Groveport |
| 6 |  Tim Stephens | 6'2" | 208 | Jr | 8/2/1962 | Parkersburg, WV | Parkersburg South |
| 7 |  Brent Offenbecher | 6'1" | 190 | Jr | 5/15/1961 | Massillon, OH | Massillon |
| 8 | Lamar Keuchler | 5'11" | 189 | Sr | - | Marion, OH | Catholic |
| 8 |  Scott Leach | 6'3" | 221 | Fr | 9/18/1963 | White Plains, NY | Bassick |
| 9 |  Gary Alders | 6'2" | 210 | So | 1/5/1963 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 10 |  Rich Spangler | 6'1" | 206 | Fr | 10/29/1963 | Geneva, OH | Geneva |
| 11 |  Steve Hill | 6'1" | 196 | Fr | 4/21/1964 | Ft. Walton Beach, FL | Choctowatchee |
| 11 |  Curt Curtis | 6'2" | 212 | Jr | 4/16/1962 | Potomac, MD | Churchill |
| 12 |  Garcia Lane | 5'10" | 177 | Jr | 12/31/1961 | Youngstown, OH | South |
| 13 | Scott Neff | 5'11" | 174 | - | - | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 13 | Walter Norley | 6'3" | 196 | Fr | 1/23/1963 | Warrington, PA | Germantown Academy |
| 15 |  Mike Tomczak | 6'1" | 192 | So | 10/23/1962 | Calumet City, IL | Thornton Fractional North |
| 16 |  Jim Karsatos | 6'3" | 224 | Fr | 5/26/1963 | Fullerton, CA | Sunny Hills |
| 17 |  Clark Backus | 6'0" | 210 | Jr | 12/29/60 | Maitland, FL | Edgewater |
| 18 |  Bill Andrews | 5'9" | 160 | Sr | 11/5/1959 | Cambridge, OH | Cambridge |
| 20 |  Kelvin Lindsey | 6'0" | 195 | Jr | 6/15/1960 | Sandusky, OH | Sandusky |
| 21 |  Kevin Richardson | 6'0" | 192 | So | 5/25/1963 | Cleveland, OH | Benedictine |
| 22 |  Cedric Anderson | 5'10" | 174 | Jr | 3/17/1962 | Apopka, FL | - |
| 23 |  Doyle Lewis | 6'0" | 184 | Sr | 7/18/1961 | Canton, OH | McKinley |
| 24 |  Jeff Cisco | 5'11" | 184 | Jr | 12/13/1961 | St. Marys, OH | Memorial |
| 25 |  John Wooldridge | 5'10" | 191 | Fr | 11/22/1963 | Akron, OH | Central-Hower |
| 26 |  Jimmy Gayle | 5'10" | 192 | Sr | 1/22/1960 | Hampton, VA | Bethel |
| 27 |  Doug Hill | 6'1" | 194 | Jr | 2/3/1962 | Miami, FL | Jackson |
| 28 | Jeff Gottron | 5'11" | 182 | Sr | - | Fremont, OH | St. Joseph |
| 28 |  Roman Bates | 6'0" | 207 | Fr | 3/2/1964 | Memphis, TN | Hamilton |
| 29 |  Ray Myers | 6'2" | 227 | Sr | 3/20/1961 | Toledo, OH | Bowsher |
| 30 |  Mike Kee | 6'2" | 219 | Fr | 11/30/1963 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 32 |  Rowland Tatum | 6'1" | 226 | Jr | 11/20/1962 | Inglewood, CA | Morningside |
| 33 |  Larry Kolic | 6'1" | 248 | So | 8/31/1963 | Smithville, OH | Smithville |
| 34 |  Jay Holland | 5'11" | 181 | So | 11/30/1962 | Columbus, OH | Mifflin |
| 35 |  Glen Cobb | 6'3" | 212 | Sr | 12/21/1960 | Washington Court House, OH | Miami Trace |
| 36 |  Marcus Marek | 6'2" | 224 | Sr | 1/8/1961 | Masury, OH | Brookfield |
| 37 |  Orlando Lowry | 6'3" | 228 | Jr | 8/14/1961 | Shaker Heights, OH | Shaker Heights |
| 38 |  Vaughn Broadnax | 6'2" | 252 | Jr | 5/4/1962 | Xenia, OH | Xenia |
| 39 |  Mark Pfister | 6'2" | 232 | Fr | 12/30/1963 | Columbus, OH | Upper Arlington |
| 41 |  Keith Byars | 6'2" | 236 | Fr | 10/14/1963 | Dayton, OH | Roth |
| 42 |  Craig Dunn | 6'3" | 228 | Sr | 9/23/1960 | Montclair, NJ | Montclair |
| 43 |  Barry Walker | 6'0" | 217 | Fr | 1/4/1964 | Lancaster, OH | Lancaster |
| 44 |  Gary Williams | 6'2" | 212 | Sr | 9/4/1959 | Wilmington, OH | Wilmington |
| 46 |  Tim Spencer | 6'1" | 210 | Sr | 12/10/1960 | St. Clairsville, OH | St. Clairsville |
| 47 |  Tom Anthony | 6'1" | 190 | Sr | 11/27/1960 | Rockville, MD | Thomas Wootton |
| 49 |  Doug Smith | 6'1" | 212 | So | 2/4/1963 | Atlanta, GA | Fulton |
| 50 |  Tim Odom | 6'3" | 250 | Fr | 2/22/1964 | Villa Hills, KY | Moeller |
| 51 |  John Lucente | 6'2" | 252 | So | 1/16/1963 | Struthers, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 52 |  Doug Whitmer | 6'0" | 200 | - | 11/14/1961 | Kettering, OH | Fairmont West |
| 53 |  Craig Pack | 6'1" | 242 | Sr | 7/30/1960 | Orrville, OH | Orrville |
| 54 |  Spencer Nelms | 6'3" | 242 | So | 7/7/1963 | Decatur, GA | Lakeside |
| 55 |  Jerome Foster | 6'3" | 258 | Sr | 7/25/1960 | Detroit, MI | Kettering |
| 56 | Steve Simpson | 6'5" | 246 | Sr | - | Temperance, MI | Bedford |
| 56 |  Jim Gilmore | 6'5" | 262 | So | 12/19/1962 | Philadelphia, PA | Northeast Catholic |
| 57 |  John Sullivan | 6'0" | 237 | So | 10/27/1965 | Timberlake, OH | Lake Catholic |
| 57 |  Dave Morrill | 6'3" | 258 | So | 4/27/1963 | Centerville, OH | Centerville |
| 58 |  Dennis Hueston | 6'1" | 210 | Fr | 12/20/1963 | Toledo, OH | South |
| 59 | Gary Burris | 6'1" | 200 | Jr | - | Urbana, OH | Urbana |
| 60 |  Bill Harvey | 6'2" | 233 | So | 12/31/1962 | Springfield, VA | West Springfield |
| 62 |  Tom McCormick | 6'6" | 253 | Fr | 6/9/1963 | Rocky River, OH | Lakewood St. Edward |
| 63 |  Kirk Lowdermilk | 6'3" | 262 | So | 4/10/1963 | Salem, OH | Salem |
| 64 |  Jim Lachey | 6'6" | 274 | So | 6/4/1963 | St. Henry, OH | St. Henry |
| 65 |  Tom Glancey | 6'4" | 264 | Fr | 8/1/1964 | North Palm Beach, FL | Cardinal Newman |
| 66 |  Rich Czyzynski | 6'2" | 218 | Jr | 5/25/1962 | Brook Park, OH | Padua |
| 67 |  Gene Hulshult | 6'3" | 232 | Fr | 12/25/1963 | Hamilton, OH | Badin |
| 67 |  Joe Smith | 6'3" | 266 | Sr | 11/27/1959 | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain |
| 68 |  Mark Hocevar | 6'2" | 250 | So | 12/23/1962 | Warren, OH | Howland |
| 70 |  Bill Roberts | 6'5" | 272 | Jr | 8/5/1962 | Miami, FL | Carol City |
| 71 |  Bob Maggs | 6'5" | 287 | Fr | 11/29/1963 | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney |
| 72 |  Joe Lukens | 6'4" | 262 | Sr | 9/2/1961 | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller |
| 73 |  Mark Krerowicz | 6'4" | 282 | So | 3/1/1963 | Toledo, OH | St. John's |
| 74 |  Scott Zalenski | 6'5" | 257 | So | 6/12/1962 | Bethel Park, PA | Bethel Park |
| 75 |  Rory Graves | 6'6" | 280 | So | 7/21/1963 | Decatur, GA | Columbia |
| 76 |  Dan Bachorski | 6'5" | 282 | Fr | 1/15/1964 | Bridgeville, PA | Chartiers |
| 77 |  Jim Carson | 6'5" | 272 | Jr | 6/10/1962 | Akron, OH | St. Vincent-St. Mary |
| 79 |  Mike Palahnuk | 6'2" | 251 | Sr | 1/16/60 | Hicksville, NY | Hicksville |
| 81 |  John Hutchinson | 6'3" | 232 | Fr | 12/1/1963 | Atwater, OH | Waterloo |
| 81 |  Brad Dwelle | 6'4" | 230 | Sr | 3/3/1961 | Sandusky, OH | Perkins |
| 82 |  Byron Lee | 6'3" | 226 | Fr | 9/8/1964 | Columbus, OH | Eastmoor |
| 85 |  Jim Palmer | 6'5" | 250 | So | 9/5/1966 | Loudonville, OH | Loudonville |
| 85 |  Judd Groza | 6'2" | 234 | So | 9/14/1961 | Berea, OH | Berea |
| 87 | Trent Penn | 5'11" | 170 | Jr | - | Columbus, OH | Linden-McKinley |
| 88 |  Thad Jemison | 6'2" | 192 | Jr | 12/24/1961 | Cincinnati, OH | Princeton |
| 89 |  John Frank | 6'3" | 218 | Jr | 4/17/1962 | Mt. Lebanon, PA | Mt. Lebanon |
| 90 | Don Braun | 6'1" | 241 | Sr | - | Columbus, OH | Bishop Watterson |
| 93 |  Chris Riehm | 6'6" | 266 | Sr | 4/14/1961 | Wadsworth, OH | Highland |
| 94 | Rob Selvaggio | 6'4" | 217 | - | - | Eagan, MN | Sibley |
| 95 |  Darryl Lee | 6'3" | 264 | Fr | 9/12/1963 | Columbus, OH | Marion-Franklin |
| 96 |  Tom Bose | 6'3" | 234 | Fr | 1/24/1964 | Stow, OH | Stow |
| 97 |  Dave Crecelius | 6'5" | 252 | So | 10/31/1962 | Ashland, OH | Ashland |
| 98 |  Thomas “Pepper” Johnson | 6'3" | 248 | Fr | 7/29/1964 | Detroit, MI | Mackenzie |
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
Recruiting: Steve Devine
Inside Linebackers: Bob Tucker
Outside Linebackers: Fred Pagac
Tackles and Middle Guards: Randy Hart
Defensive Backfield: Dom Capers
1982 Ohio State Football Statistics
1982 Ohio State Passing Stats
| Player | Comp | Pass Att | Cmp % | Pass Yds | Pass TD | Pass Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tomczak | 96 | 187 | 51.3 | 1602 | 8 | 11 |
| Brent Offenbecher | 21 | 47 | 44.7 | 345 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Stephens | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Williams | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Spencer | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 Ohio State Rushing Stats
| Player | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Spencer | 273 | 1538 | 5.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gayle | 142 | 647 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Vaughn Broadnax | 103 | 514 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Tomczak | 68 | 182 | 2.7 | 5 | 4 |
| Brent Offenbecher | 17 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 15 | 99 | 6.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Cedric Anderson | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stephens | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Marek | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Dunn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 Ohio State Receiving Stats
| Player | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Williams | 40 | 690 | 17.3 | 2 |
| John Frank | 26 | 326 | 12.5 | 2 |
| Cedric Anderson | 20 | 552 | 27.6 | 4 |
| Tim Spencer | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 1 |
| Thad Jemison | 10 | 248 | 24.8 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gayle | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Mike Lanese | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Judd Groza | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
1982 Ohio State Defensive Statistics
| Player | Position | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Marek | ILB | 178 | 78 | 100 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Cobb | ILB | 143 | 71 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerome Foster | DT | 77 | 50 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowland Tatum | ILB, OLB, S, ST | 76 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 48 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hill | S, ST | 73 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia Lane | CB, S, ST | 70 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Riehm | DT | 62 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Gayle | CB, S | 60 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Nelms | DT, NG | 55 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Curtis | OLB | 46 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Lowry | OLB | 37 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Bell | CB, S | 34 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doyle Lewis | CB, ST | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | C, NG, OG | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Kolic | ILB | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Anthony | CB, S, ST | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Crecelius | DT | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Keuchler | S | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Lee | OLB | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hocevar | C, DT | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Morrill | DT | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Richardson | S, ST, TB | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas “Pepper” Johnson | ILB, ST | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Giuliani | NG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Czyzynski | OLB | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Backus | OLB, ST | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Palmer | CB, ST | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Alders | OLB, P, QB, ST | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Braun | DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1982 Ohio State Kicking and Punting Statistics
| Player | Pt | Pt Yds | Punt Avg | TB | I20 | Pt Blkd | XP | XPA | XP % | FG | FGA | FG % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Edwards | 47 | 1814 | 38.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rich Spangler | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 |
1982 Ohio State Kick and Punt Return Stats
| Player | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD | PR | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Spencer | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Lindsey | 7 | 195 | 27.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Broadnax | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| John Frank | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Lanese | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
| Garcia Lane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 40 | 411 | 10.3 | 0 |
| Cedric Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gayle | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |