- Name
- Terry White
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- FS
- Height
- 5'9"
- Weight
- 174
- Birthday
- 12/20/1964
- Hometown
- Cambridge, OH
- High School
- Cambridge
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 1983, 1984, 1985
Post-OSU Update: Terry White was dismissed by Earle Bruce for an unspecified violation of team rules before the 1986 season. He transferred to West Virginia. (updated: Jan. 2024)
Major: Communications (1986), Business Administration (1984-85)
Weight: 174 (1986), 173 (1985), 170 (1983-84)
1986 Media Guide: Has started at safety each of the past two seasons, playing 293.5 minutes as a freshman and 301 minutes last year … hits surprisingly hard for his size … made 71 tackles in each of his first two seasons … intercepted four passes in 1984 and three in 1985.
1985: Batted down nine passes, caused three fumbles and had four touchdown saves … his dramatic interception deep in the end zone in the final seven seconds of the Citrus Bowl enabled Ohio State to defeat Brigham Young 10-7.
1985 Media Guide: A sure tackler who hits surprisingly hard for his size … extremely quick.
1984: Started nine games and played a total of 293.5 minutes … made 71 tackles, fourth on the team and most of anyone in the secondary … intercepted four passes and broke up five … three times stopped opposing ball carriers for a loss.
1984 Media Guide: Will challenge Kelvin Bell for the starting job at safety … had a 44-yard interceptions return in the Dayton Spring Game.
High School: Played safety on defense and tailback on offense at Cambridge High … Once intercepted four passes in a high school game and returned them 170 yards … rushed for 1,368 yards and scored 11 touchdowns his senior year … holds the school rushing record with 3,061 yards over a three-year period … his top thrill came when he caught a 79-yard touchdown pass with 40 seconds remaining to turn defeat into victory.
Personal: From a family of seven … hobbies are fishing, music and swimming.
Defensive Stats
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD | PR | FC | PR Yds | PR Avg | PR TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Ohio State | 11 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
1985 | Ohio State | 11 | 11 | 71 | 43 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 22 | 20 | 142 | 84 | 58 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |