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Stanford Cardinal |
Ohio State Buckeyes © |
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Played September 25, 1982 at Ohio Stadium |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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| Stanford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||||
| Ohio State © | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .929 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Stanford |
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13 |
10 |
23 |
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Ohio State |
3 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Coach Paul Wiggin’s Stanford Cardinal came to Columbus with a 1-1 record to meet the 13th ranked, 2-0 Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Earle Bruce. All-American QB John Elway threw 63 times (a Stanford school-record) completing 35 for 407 yards with 2 touchdowns including an 18-yard touchdown pass to WR Emile Harry with just 0:34 to play to lead the Cardinal to a 23-20 upset of the Buckeyes. Ohio State dominated the game defensively in the 1st half but the offense was unable to match the defensive effort. Buckeyes' PK Rich Spangler scored the only points for the 1st quarter on a 32-yard field goal but RB Vaughn Broadnax scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on the first play of the 2nd quarter as Ohio State pushed the lead to 10-0. With less than a minute in the half, Buckeyes' All-Big Ten DT Jerome Foster intercepted a tipped pass from Elway to give the ball to Ohio State at the Stanford 26-yard line. Spangler hit from 24 yards for a 13-0 Ohio State halftime lead. Buckeyes' QB Mike Tomczak fumbled the snap on the opening play of the 3rd quarter giving the Cardinal the ball at their own 42-yard line. The Buckeyes’ defense held Stanford to a 23-yard field goal by PK Mark Harmon. A 24-yard field goal by Harmon & Elway connecting with RB Mike Dotterer on an 11-yard touchdown pass tied the game 13-13 as the teams headed for the 4th quarter. With 8 ½ minutes to play, Ohio State regained the lead with some trickery. Facing 2nd & 8 from their own 32-yard line, Tomczak threw a lateral pass to WR Gary Williams. Williams then threw to WR Cedric Anderson for a 63-yard gain to the Stanford 5-yard line. All-Big Ten RB Tim Spencer’s 2-yard touchdown run put the Buckeyes back in front 20-13. Harmon’s third field goal of the game, this one from 47 yards, kept the Cardinal close at 20-16 but Ohio State had the ball & looked to be driving for the winning score or at least running out the clock. Facing 2nd & 12 from the Stanford 27-yard line with just 1:38 to play, Tomczak tried to hit Williams in the end zone but the tipped pass was intercepted by Stanford S Charles Hutchings. Bruce took the blame for the play call that gave the ball back to the Cardinal. Four completions later, including a 35-yarder to Harry had the ball at the Ohio State 18-yard line. When Elway rolled to his right, Harry went to the left corner of the end zone. Elway turned & threw back across the field to the wide-open Harry for the winning score. All-Pac 10 RB Vincent White finished with 11 catches for 107 yards while All-Pac 10 TE Chris Dressel added 8 catches for 104 yards. Tomczak finished with just 71 yards passing with 4 interceptions for the Buckeyes. Ohio State finished the season 9-3; ranked 12th nationally while the Cardinal finished 5-6. Ohio State would play for The Belt again in 1986.
