1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
| 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 1997 record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | John Cooper (10th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Jacobs (1st year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Fred Pagac (2nd year) |
| MVP | Antoine Winfield |
| Captain |
Winfield Garnett Stanley Jackson |
| Home stadium |
Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Ohio State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #16 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 NCAA Division I-A 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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (BCA Classic) | ESPN2 | W 24–10 | 89,122[1] | ||
| September 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 44–13 | 93,151[1] | |||
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona* | No. 9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 28–20 | 91,152[1] | ||
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Missouri* | No. 7 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ABC | W 31–10 | 58,882[1] | ||
| October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa | No. 7 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 23–7 | 92,536[1] | ||
| October 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Penn State | No. 7 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) | ABC | L 27–31 | 97,282[1] | ||
| October 18 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 11 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 92,368[1] | ||
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 49–6 | 92,445[1] | ||
| November 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Michigan State | No. 9 | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | W 37–13 | 74,903[1] | ||
| November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 31–3 | 47,706[1] | |||
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 4 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | ESPN+ | W 41–6 | 92,008[1] | ||
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Michigan | No. 4 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) | ABC | L 14–20 | 106,982[1] | ||
| January 1, 1998 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Florida State* | No. 9 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 14–31 | 67,289[1] | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Coaching staff
- John Cooper – Head Coach – 10th year
- Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (10th year)
- Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (3rd year)
- Mike Jacobs – Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
- Fred Pagac – Defensive Coordinator (16th year)
- Tim Salem – (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)
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
- Win/Loss statistics
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