BSB Reprints: Dominant Defense, Running Game Push No. 8 Ohio State Past No. 1 Iowa

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For the 40th anniversary of Buckeye Sports Bulletin, we will select a standout Ohio State football game that was played in the corresponding week in our first 39 years of publication and running stories from the original BSB coverage.

Coming off three straight wins, Ohio State reached No. 8 in the rankings before welcoming No. 1 Iowa to Ohio Stadium on Nov. 2, 1985.

The Buckeyes beat the previously unbeaten Hawkeyes, 22-13, behind the performance of a dominant defense led by Chris Spielman and a well-rounded rushing attack led by fullback George Cooper and tailback John Wooldridge.

This installment of BSB Reprints includes our in-depth coverage of Ohio State’s excellence on offense and stingy defense, with analyses and a feature on Cooper, as well as subsequent columns.

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