The 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1982 Big Ten season. In their fourth year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, finished in second place the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 301 to 191. They lost three consecutive games to Stanford, Florida State, and Wisconsin to open the season with a 2–3 record, then won seven consecutive games including victories over No. 15 Illinois, No. 13 Michigan, and unranked BYU in the 1982 Holiday Bowl. They were ranked No. 12 in the final AP poll.