1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12 12 10–3 6–2 John Cooper 10th Mike Jacobs 1st SinglebackSports Illustrated Mayhorn Patrick https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2018/5/2/17279712/ohio-state-football-college-offense-evolution-history A brief history of Ohio State's offensive innovation May 2, 2018 August 19, 2026 Fred Pagac 2nd 4–3 Antoine Winfield Winfield Garnett Stanley Jackson Ohio Stadium Sugar Bowl L 14–31 vs. Florida State The 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record (6–2 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 380 to 139. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes defeated No. 11 Iowa and No. 21 Michigan State and lost to No. 2 Penn State and No. 1 Michigan. The Buckeyes concluded the season with a 31–14 loss to No. 4 Florida State in the 1998 Sugar Bowl. Ohio State was ranked No. 12 in the final AP poll.1997 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 4, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1997-schedule.html The Buckeyes gained an average of 155.0 rushing yards and 226.1 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 114.7 rushing yards and 132.6 passing yards per game.1997 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 4, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1997.html Quarterback duties were split between junior Joe Germaine (1,674 passing yards) and senior Stanley Jackson (1,021 passing yards). The team's other statistical leaders included running back Pepe Pearson (809 rushing yards, 4.8 yards per carry) and wide receiver David Boston (70 receptions for 930 yards). Linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer was selected as a consensus first-team All-American.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 December 11, 2017 3, 15 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Defensive back Antoine Winfield also received first-team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Six Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1997 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Boston; Katzenmoyer; Winfield; offensive tackle Eric Gohlstin; defensive back Damon Moore; and punter Brent Bartholomew.College Football Gettysburg Times December 2, 1997 B2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19971202&id=OCIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5658,146276 The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 1997 AP Eastern August 28 8:00 p.m. w y 9 Wyoming Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH BCA Classic ESPN2 24–10 89,122 September 13 1:30 p.m. w y 9 Bowling Green Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 44–13 93,151 September 20 3:30 p.m. w y 9 Arizona Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 28–20 91,152 September 27 12:00 p.m. w y y 7 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO ABC 31–10 58,882 October 4 3:30 p.m. w 7 Iowa 11 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH College GameDay ABC 23–7 92,536 October 11 3:30 p.m. l y 7 Penn State 2 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry ABC 27–31 97,282 October 18 12:30 p.m. w 11 Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN2 31–0 92,368 October 25 3:30 p.m. w 9 Northwestern Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 49–6 92,445 November 1 3:30 p.m. w y 9 Michigan State 21 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC 37–13 74,903 November 8 4:00 p.m. w y 7 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 31–3 47,706 November 15 12:00 p.m. w 4 Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck ESPN Plus 41–6 92,008 November 22 12:00 p.m. l y 4 Michigan 1 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 14–20 106,982 January 1, 1998 8:00 p.m. l y y 9 Florida State 4 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 14–31 67,289 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-florida-state-st/152077179/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Florida State stymies Ohio St. in Sugar Bowl January 2, 1998 July 26, 2024 Newspapers.com The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia Park Jack 2003 Sports Publishing LLC Champaign, IL 1-58261-695-7 Rankings 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 17 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 11 9 9 7 4 4 9 9 9 12 Coaches 0 17 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 12 9 9 8 4 4 11 10 10 12 Game summaries Wyoming 1997 Wyoming Cowboys football team Eddie Robinson Classic Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Wyoming Cowboys at Ohio State Buckeyes August 28, 1997 8:00 p.m. EST Wyoming 3 0 7 0 Ohio State 10 0 14 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 89,112 75°, Clear, wind 5-10 N J. Kemerling 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 1997 Bowling Green Falcons football team Arizona 1997 Arizona Wildcats football team Missouri 1997 Missouri Tigers football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #7 Ohio State Buckeyes at Missouri Tigers September 27, 1997 12:00 p.m. EST Ohio State 7 7 14 3 Missouri 7 3 0 0 Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri 58,882 78°, Partly Cloudy, wind 5-10 S Randy Christal 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 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Penn State 1997 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Indiana 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team Northwestern 1997 Northwestern Wildcats football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed Northwestern Wildcats (3–5) at Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) October 25 3:30 p.m. Northwestern 3 3 0 0 Ohio State 0 14 21 14 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio 92,445 Overcast • 58 F C • Wind NE 10 mph km/h knot to 15 mph km/h knot D. Witvoet width:50% Northwestern Tim Hughes7/15, 63 Yds Brian Marshall7 Rush, 36 Yds T. Waterman2 Rec, 20 Yds width:50% Ohio St Joe Germaine8/12, 177 Yds, 3 TD Michael Wiley15 Rush, 73 Yds Dee Miller5 Rec, 96 Yds, 2 TD NW OSU collapsed 1 11:47 Northwestern 8 33 3:13 FG 27 Brian Gowins 3 0 2 12:02 Ohio St 14 92 5:18 RushTD Pepe Pearson 13 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 7 2 6:14 Northwestern 12 61 5:48 FG 36 Brian Gowins 6 7 2 0:27 Ohio St 2 43 0:14 RecTD Dee Miller Joe Germaine 27 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 14 3 10:28 Ohio St 7 55 2:54 RushTD Pepe Pearson 6 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 21 3 1:56 Ohio St 13 59 6:01 RecTD Dee Miller Stanley Jackson 11 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 28 3 0:03 Ohio St 3 62 0:50 RecTD David Boston Joe Germaine 35 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 35 4 9:49 Ohio St 7 64 3:02 RecTD Tom Hoying Joe Germaine 29 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 42 4 5:31 Ohio St 6 80 2:57 RecTD Ken-Yon Rambo Mark Garcia 38 good Dan Stultz run/pass good/failed/incomplete 6 49 6 49 Michigan State 1997 Michigan State Spartans football team Minnesota 1997 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Illinois 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Michigan 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team Sugar Bowl 1997 Florida State Seminoles football team Personnel 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 Stobart, wide receivers (3rd year) Jon Tenuta, defensive backs (2nd year) Roster 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes f 7 Jr Joe Germaine QB y 77 Fr Tyson Walter C y 5 So Michael Wiley Michael Wiley (running back, born 1978) RB y 1 So Gary Berry S y 73 FR Joe Brown Joe Brown (American football) dt y 32 So Na'il Diggs LB y 45 So Andy Katzenmoyer LB y 13 Jr Damon Moore SS y 19 So Ahmed Plummer CB y 11 Jr Antoine Winfield Antoine Winfield Sr. CB y *John Cooper 2015-12-20 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.Ohio St. Drafted Players/Alumni https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/ohiost/drafted.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football