1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

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
(Capacity: 89,841)
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 288:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 9
ESPN2W 24–1089,122[1]
September 131:30 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 44–1393,151[1]
September 203:30 p.m.Arizona*No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 28–2091,152[1]
September 2712:00 p.m.at Missouri*No. 7
ABCW 31–1058,882[1]
October 43:30 p.m.No. 11 IowaNo. 7
ABCW 23–792,536[1]
October 113:30 p.m.at No. 2 Penn StateNo. 7
ABCL 27–3197,282[1]
October 1812:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 11
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPN2W 31–092,368[1]
October 253:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 49–692,445[1]
November 13:30 p.m.at No. 21 Michigan StateNo. 9
ABCW 37–1374,903[1]
November 84:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 7
W 31–347,706[1]
November 1512:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 4
ESPN+W 41–692,008[1]
November 2212:00 p.m.at No. 1 MichiganNo. 4
ABCL 14–20106,982[1]
January 1, 19988:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Florida State*No. 9
ABCL 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
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Joe Germaine Jr
C 77 Tyson Walter Fr
RB 5 Michael Wiley So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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)

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
  • Box Score
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
  • Box Score
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
  • Ohio State Football Archives
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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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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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