1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Appearance
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Sugar Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Jacobs (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Pagac (2nd season) |
MVP | Antoine Winfield |
Captain | Winfield Garnett Stanley Jackson |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Purdue | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1998 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 31–14 to the Florida State Seminoles.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 9 | ESPN2 | W 24–10 | 89,122 | ||
September 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 9 |
| W 44–13 | 93,151 | ||
September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona* | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 28–20 | 91,152 | |
September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | No. 7 | ABC | W 31–10 | 58,882 | ||
October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa | No. 7 |
| ABC | W 23–7 | 92,536 | |
October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Penn State | No. 7 | ABC | L 27–31 | 97,282 | ||
October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 11 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 92,368 | |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 49–6 | 92,445 | |
November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Michigan State | No. 9 | ABC | W 37–13 | 74,903 | ||
November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 7 | W 31–3 | 47,706 | |||
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 4 |
| ESPN Plus | W 41–6 | 92,008 | |
November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Michigan | No. 4 | ABC | L 14–20 | 106,982 | ||
January 1, 1998 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Florida State* | No. 9 | ABC | L 14–31 | 67,289 | [1] | |
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Roster
[edit]1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Coaching staff
[edit]- John Cooper – Head coach – 10th year
- Bill Conley – Tight ends & recruiting coordinator (11th year)
- Jim Heacock – Defensive line (2nd year)
- Mike Jacobs – Offensive coordinator (3rd year)
- Fred Pagac – Defensive coordinator (16th year)
- Tim Salem – Quarterbacks (1st year)
- Shawn Simms – Defensive ends (1st year)
- Tim Spencer – Running backs (4th year)
- Chuck Strobart – Offensive coordinator (3rd year)
- Jon Tenuta – Defensive backs (2nd year)
Game summaries
[edit]Wyoming
[edit]Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wyoming | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: August 28, 1997
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 75°, Clear, wind 5-10 N
- Game attendance: 89,112
- Referee: J. Kemerling
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First quarter
Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
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Bowling Green
[edit]Arizona
[edit]Missouri
[edit]#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Missouri | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: September 27, 1997
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 78°, Partly Cloudy, wind 5-10 S
- Game attendance: 58,882
- Referee: R. Christal
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Iowa
[edit]Penn State
[edit]Indiana
[edit]Northwestern
[edit]Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ohio State | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast • 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind NE 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
- Game attendance: 92,445
- Referee: D. Witvoet
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Michigan State
[edit]Minnesota
[edit]Illinois
[edit]Michigan
[edit]Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Coaches Poll | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
NFL draft
[edit]For the first time since the NFL draft's inception in 1936, no Ohio State players were selected in the 1998 NFL draft.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Florida State stymies Ohio St. in Sugar Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
- ^ Ohio State Drafted Players