American college football season
1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 12 AP No. 12 1997 record 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten) Head coach John Cooper (10th season)Offensive coordinator Mike Jacobs (1st season) Defensive coordinator Fred Pagac (2nd season)MVP Antoine Winfield Captain Winfield Garnett Stanley Jackson Home stadium Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841)Seasons
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 [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 28 8:00 p.m. Wyoming * No. 9 ESPN2 W 24–1089,122[1]
September 13 1:30 p.m. Bowling Green * No. 9 W 44–1393,151[1]
September 20 3:30 p.m. Arizona * No. 9 ABC W 28–2091,152[1]
September 27 12:00 p.m. at Missouri * No. 7 ABC W 31–1058,882[1]
October 4 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Iowa No. 7 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay ) ABC W 23–792,536[1]
October 11 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Penn State No. 7 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry )ABC L 27–3197,282[1]
October 18 12:30 p.m. Indiana No. 11 ESPN2 W 31–092,368[1]
October 25 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 9 ABC W 49–692,445[1]
November 1 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Michigan State No. 9 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC W 37–1374,903[1]
November 8 4:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis , MNW 31–347,706[1]
November 15 12:00 p.m. Illinois No. 4 ESPN+ W 41–692,008[1]
November 22 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Michigan No. 4 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game )ABC L 14–20106,982[1]
January 1, 1998 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Florida State * No. 9 ABC L 14–3167,289[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Coaching staff [ ]
John Cooper ��� Head Coach – 10th year
Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (11th year)
Jim Heacock – Defensive Line (2nd 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)
Season summary [ ]
Northwestern [ ]
Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Northwestern
3
3
0 0 6
Ohio St
0
14
21 14 49
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 25Game 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 : 92,445Referee : D. WitvoetOhio State Football Archives
Game information
Northwestern
Tim Hughes 7/15, 63 Yds
Brian Marshall 7 Rush, 36 Yds
T. Waterman 2 Rec, 20 Yds
Ohio St
Joe Germaine 8/12, 177 Yds, 3 TD
Michael Wiley 15 Rush, 73 Yds
Dee Miller 5 Rec, 96 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NW
OSU
1
11:47
8
33
3:13
Northwestern
27-yard field goal by Brian Gowins
3
0
2
12:02
14
92
5:18
Ohio St
Pepe Pearson 13-yard touchdown run, Dan Stultz kick good
3
7
2
6:14
12
61
5:48
Northwestern
36-yard field goal by Brian Gowins
6
7
2
0:27
2
43
0:14
Ohio St
Dee Miller 27-yard touchdown reception from Joe Germaine, Dan Stultz kick good
6
14
3
10:28
7
55
2:54
Ohio St
Pepe Pearson 6-yard touchdown run, Dan Stultz kick good
6
21
3
1:56
13
59
6:01
Ohio St
Dee Miller 11-yard touchdown reception from Stanley Jackson, Dan Stultz kick good
6
28
3
0:03
3
62
0:50
Ohio St
David Boston 35-yard touchdown reception from Joe Germaine, Dan Stultz kick good
6
35
4
9:49
7
64
3:02
Ohio St
Tom Hoying 29-yard touchdown reception from Joe Germaine, Dan Stultz kick good
6
42
4
5:31
6
80
2:57
Ohio St
Ken-Yon Rambo 38-yard touchdown reception from Mark Garcia, Dan Stultz kick good
6
49
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
6
49
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
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