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.
Schedule
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Roster
Coaching staff
- John Cooper – Head coach – 10th year
- Bill Conley – Tight ends & recruiting coordinator (11th year)
- Jim Heacock – Defensive line (2nd year)
- Mike Jacobs – Offensive coordinator (3rd year)
- Fred Pagac – Defensive coordinator (16th year)
- Tim Salem – Quarterbacks (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
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
Bowling Green
Arizona
Missouri
#7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers
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
Iowa
Penn State
Indiana
Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1)
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
Michigan State
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
1998 Sugar Bowl
Rankings
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.[3]
References
- ^ "Florida State stymies Ohio St. in Sugar Bowl". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 2, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
- ^ Ohio State Drafted Players
