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 |
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|
WLB |
SLB |
Dave Adkins |
Tom Cousineau |
Terry Vogler |
Tom Blinco |
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|
|
CB |
Mike Guess |
Vince Skillings |
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|
|
DE |
DT |
NT |
DT |
DE |
Kelton Dansler |
Gary Dulin |
Aaron Brown |
Byron Cato |
Paul Ross |
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Eddie Beamon |
Mark Sullivan |
Luther Henson |
Jim Laughlin |
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Offense
|
|
|
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 |
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|
TE |
Bill Jaco |
Jimmy Moore |
Greg Storer |
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QB |
Rod Gerald |
Greg Castignola |
Mike Strahine |
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[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
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
Q2 |
10:40
|
OSU |
Janakievski 31 yard field goal |
OSU 3–0 |
|
Q2 |
4:56
|
OSU |
Springs 21 yard run (Janakievski kick) |
OSU 10–0 |
|
[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
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
|
OHST |
Guess 65-yard interception return (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 7-0 |
|
1 |
|
OHST |
Payton 1-yard run (Payton run) |
Ohio St 15-0 |
|
1 |
|
OHST |
Payton 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 22-0 |
|
1 |
|
OHST |
Payton 10-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 29-0 |
|
2 |
|
OHST |
Springs 66-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 36-0 |
|
2 |
|
OHST |
Janakievski 26-yard field goal |
Ohio St 39-0 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Payton 2-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 46-0 |
|
[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 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
2 |
|
OHST |
Campbell 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 7-0 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Payton 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 14-0 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Springs 15-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 21-0 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Harrell 5-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 28-0 |
|
4 |
|
OHST |
Johnson 15-yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Ohio St 35-0 |
|
[4]
Indiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Indiana |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
35 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
|
IND |
Calvin 2 yard pass from Arnett (Freud kick) |
IND 7–0 |
|
1 |
|
OHST |
Payton 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) |
Tie 7–7 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Harrell 29 yard pass from Gerald (Janakievski kick) |
OHST 14–7 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Gerald 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) |
OHST 21–7 |
|
3 |
|
OHST |
Springs 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) |
OHST 28–7 |
|
4 |
|
OHST |
Campbell 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) |
OHST 35–7 |
|
[5]
Michigan
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Sugar Bowl
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References
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- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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Western Conference |
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Big Ten |
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Big Nine |
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Big Ten |
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National championships in bold
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- ↑ 1978 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Sep-11.
- ↑ "Payton TDs Lead Ohio State Rout." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 6.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 13.