American college football season
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 .
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 28 8:00 p.m. Wyoming * No. 9 ESPN2 W 24–1089,122
September 13 1:30 p.m. Bowling Green * No. 9 W 44–1393,151
September 20 3:30 p.m. Arizona * No. 9 ABC W 28–2091,152
September 27 12:00 p.m. at Missouri * No. 7 ABC W 31–1058,882
October 4 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Iowa No. 7 ABC W 23–792,536
October 11 3:30 p.m. at No. 2 Penn State No. 7 ABC L 27–3197,282
October 18 12:30 p.m. Indiana No. 11 ESPN2 W 31–092,368
October 25 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 9 ABC W 49–692,445
November 1 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Michigan State No. 9 ABC W 37–1374,903
November 8 4:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 7 W 31–347,706
November 15 12:00 p.m. Illinois No. 4 ESPN Plus W 41–692,008
November 22 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Michigan No. 4 ABC L 14–20106,982
January 1, 1998 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Florida State * No. 9 ABC L 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
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)
Game summaries
Wyoming
Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Wyoming
3
0
7 0 10
Ohio State
10
0
14 0 24
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : August 28, 1997Game time : 8:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 75°, Clear, wind 5-10 NGame attendance : 89,112Referee : 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
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
Bowling Green
Arizona
Missouri
#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio State
7
7
14 3 31
Missouri
7
3
0 0 10
at Faurot Field , Columbia, Missouri
Date : September 27, 1997Game time : 12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 78°, Partly Cloudy, wind 5-10 SGame attendance : 58,882Referee : 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
Penn State
Indiana
Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Northwestern
3
3
0 0 6
Ohio State
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. Witvoet
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 .
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Michigan State
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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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