1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten Co-Champions
Sugar Bowl, L 35–6 vs. Alabama
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #11
1977 record 9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes
Defensive coordinator George Hill
MVP Dave Adkins
Captain Aaron Brown
Captain Ray Griffin
Captain Jeff Logan
Captain Chris Ward
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »
1977 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#11 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 2 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1978 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 35–6 to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 1:30 PM Miami (FL)* #5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 10–0   86,287
September 17 1:30 PM Minnesota #6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 38–7   87,799
September 24 1:30 PM #3 Oklahoma* #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 28–29   88,119
October 1 8:30 PM at SMU* #6 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 35–7   51,970
October 8 1:30 PM Purdue #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 46–0   87,707
October 15 2:30 PM at Iowa #5 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 27–6   60,070
October 22 2:30 PM at Northwestern #4 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 35–15   29,563
October 29 1:30 PM Wisconsin #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 42–0   87,837
November 5 2:00 PM at Illinois #4 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 35–0   66,973
November 12 1:30 PM Indiana #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 35–7   87,786
November 19 12:30 PM at #5 Michigan #4 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC L 6–14   106,024
January 2 2:00 PM vs. #3 Alabama* #9 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ABC L 6–35   76,811
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense
FS
Joe Allegro
Brian Schwartz
⋅


WLB SLB
Dave Adkins Tom Cousineau
Terry Vogler Tom Blinco
⋅ ⋅
SS
Ray Griffin
Todd Bell
Duncan Griffin
CB
Mike Guess
Vince Skillings
⋅


DE DT NT DT DE
Kelton Dansler Gary Dulin Aaron Brown Byron Cato Paul Ross
⋅ Eddie Beamon Mark Sullivan Luther Henson Jim Laughlin
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB
Len Mills
Tom Roche
Ray Ellis
Offense
SE
Herman Jones
Doug Donley
⋅
LT LG C RG RT
Chris Ward Mark Lang Tim Vogler Ken Fritz Joe Robinson
Garth Cox Ernie Andria Doug Porter Tom Waugh Doug Mackie
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Bill Jaco
Jimmy Moore
Greg Storer
WB
Jim Harrell
⋅
⋅
QB
Rod Gerald
Greg Castignola
Mike Strahine
FB
Jeff Logan
Paul Campbell
Ricardo Volley
Special Teams
PK Vlade Janakievski
P Dave McKee



RB
Ron Springs
Joel Payton
Ray Griffin


[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes - Head Coach (27th year)
  • George Chaump - Offense (10th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (7th year)
  • Dave Adolph - Defense (1st year)
  • Alex Gibbs - Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (3rd year)
  • Mickey Jackson - (4th year)
  • Bill Myles - Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Gary Tranquill - Defensive Backs (1st year)

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL) 0 0 0 0 0
• Ohio St 0 10 0 0 10
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 86,287
  • Game weather: 78°F; wind 10–15 WNW

[2]

Minnesota

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Oklahoma

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SMU

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Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Purdue 0 0 0 0 0
• Ohio St 29 10 7 0 46
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
  • Game weather: 87,707

[3]

Iowa

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Northwestern

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Wisconsin

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Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 0 7 21 7 35
Illinois 0 0 0 0 0

[4]


Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Indiana 7 0 0 0 7
• Ohio St 7 0 21 7 35

[5]

Michigan

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Sugar Bowl

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1978 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Chris Ward 1 4 Tackle New York Jets
Ray Griffin 2 35 Defensive Back Cincinnati Bengals
Herman Jones 7 185 Wide Receiver Chicago Bears
Jeff Logan 7 191 Running Back Baltimore Colts
David Adkins 8 209 Linebacker Atlanta Falcons
Aaron C. Brown 10 252 Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

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Win/Loss statistics
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  1. ↑ 1978 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Sep-11.
  3. ↑ "Payton TDs Lead Ohio State Rout." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
  4. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 6.
  5. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 13.
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