The Ohio State Buckeyes were 8-3 in 1983. They emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 28 to 23, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
7-2 | 9-3 | ||
8-1 | 9-3 | ||
6-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-4 | 7-4 | ||
2-6-1 | 4-6-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 382 | 4,643 | 791 | 5.9 | 2,522 | 546 | 4.6 | 2,121 | 245 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 13th | 53rd | 8th | 20th | 29th | 20th | 46th | 73rd | 6th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 183 | 3,734 | 4.9 | 1,223 | 403 | 3.0 | 2,511 | 366 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 26th | 47th | 61st | 14th | 6th | 20th | 93rd | 99th | 56th | ||||||||||
Net | +199 | +909 | +791 | +1.0 | +1,299 | +143 | +1.6 | -390 | -121 | +1.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 21st | 53rd | 18th | 11th | 14th | 13th | 73rd | 93rd | 14th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |