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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: John Cooper
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  vs. Wyoming  24   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Bowling Green State  44   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Arizona  28   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Missouri  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Iowa  23   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Penn State  27   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Indiana  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Northwestern  49   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Michigan State  37   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Minnesota  31   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Illinois  41   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Michigan  14   20   L       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Florida State  14   31   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored394
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record77-66
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 10-3-0 AP
12 10-3-0 Coaches
12 10-3-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 3-9238334 1-7119226  Glen Mason
Indiana 2-9120359 1-774281  Cam Cameron
Illinois 0-11119368 0-876283  Ron Turner
Michigan 12-0322114Won  21-168-021578  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 10-3394170Lost  14-316-225386  John Cooper
Penn State 9-3366254Lost  6-216-2217185  Joe Paterno
Purdue 9-3396267Won  33-206-2285180  Joe Tiller
Wisconsin 8-5291306Lost  6-335-3165195  Barry Alvarez
Iowa 7-5411159Lost  7-174-4221106  Hayden Fry
Michigan State 7-5342237Lost  23-514-4203148  Nick Saban
Northwestern 5-7243288 3-5141201  Gary Barnett

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.