1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Sugar Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Florida State
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Jacobs (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorFred Pagac (2nd season)
MVPAntoine Winfield
CaptainWinfield Garnett
Stanley Jackson
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 288:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 9
ESPN2W 24–1089,122
September 131:30 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 44–1393,151
September 203:30 p.m.Arizona*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 28–2091,152
September 2712:00 p.m.at Missouri*No. 7
ABCW 31–1058,882
October 43:30 p.m.No. 11 IowaNo. 7
ABCW 23–792,536
October 113:30 p.m.at No. 2 Penn StateNo. 7
ABCL 27–3197,282
October 1812:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN2W 31–092,368
October 253:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 49–692,445
November 13:30 p.m.at No. 21 Michigan StateNo. 9
ABCW 37–1374,903
November 84:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 7
W 31–347,706
November 1512:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 4
ESPN PlusW 41–692,008
November 2212:00 p.m.at No. 1 MichiganNo. 4
ABCL 14–20106,982
January 1, 19988:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Florida State*No. 9
ABCL 14–3167,289
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Joe Germaine Jr
C 77 Tyson Walter Fr
RB 5 Michael Wiley So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Gary Berry So
DT 73 Joe Brown Fr
LB 32 Na'il Diggs So
LB 45 Andy Katzenmoyer So
SS 13 Damon Moore Jr
CB 19 Ahmed Plummer So
CB 11 Antoine Winfield Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Wyoming

See also: 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team and Eddie Robinson Classic
Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Wyoming 3 0 7010
Ohio State 10 0 14024

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
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Stanley Jackson 41-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • WYO - Cory Wedel 38-yard field goal
  • OSU - Dan Stultz kick 40-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • OSU - Michael Wiley 32-yard run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • OSU - Dee Miller 45-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Dan Stultz kick)
  • WYO - Mike Jenkins 11-yard run (Cory Wedel kick)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Bowling Green

See also: 1997 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Arizona

See also: 1997 Arizona Wildcats football team

Missouri

See also: 1997 Missouri Tigers football team
#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 7 14331
Missouri 7 3 0010

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
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 3 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)
  • MIZ - Corby Jones 8 yd run (Scott Knickman kick)

Second quarter

  • MIZ - Scott Knickman 27 yd field goal
  • OSU - David Boston 5 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - David Boston 28 yd pass from Joe Germaine (Dan Stultz kick)
  • OSU - Michael Wiley 1 yd run (Dan Stultz kick)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU - Dan Stultz 28 yd field goal

Iowa

See also: 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Penn State

See also: 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Indiana

See also: 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Northwestern

See also: 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 3 3 006
Ohio State 0 14 211449

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
Game information

Michigan State

See also: 1997 Michigan State Spartans football team

Minnesota

See also: 1997 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Illinois

See also: 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Michigan

See also: 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team

1998 Sugar Bowl

See also: 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team

Rankings

See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
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NFL draft

For the first time since the NFL draft's inception in 1936, no Ohio State players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[2]

References

  1. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. ^ Ohio State Drafted Players
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