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1 Schedule  





2 Roster  



2.1  Depth chart  







3 Game summaries  



3.1  Miami (FL)  





3.2  Minnesota  





3.3  Oklahoma  





3.4  At SMU  





3.5  Purdue  





3.6  Iowa  





3.7  At Northwestern  





3.8  Wisconsin  





3.9  Illinois  





3.10  Indiana  





3.11  Michigan  





3.12  Sugar Bowl  







4 1978 NFL draftees  





5 References  














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1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten co-champion

Sugar Bowl, L 6–35 vs. Alabama

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Hill
MVPDave Adkins
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.9Michigan + 7 1 0 10 2 0
    No.11Ohio 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 5 6 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 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record, including the 1978 Sugar BowlinNew Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 35–6 to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
    September 101:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*No. 5
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 10–086,287
    September 171:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 6
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 38–787,799
    September 241:30 p.m.No. 3Oklahoma*No. 4
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • ABCL 28–2988,119
    October 18:30 p.m.atSMU*No. 6
  • Dallas, TX
  • W 35–751,970
    October 81:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 4
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 46–087,707
    October 152:30 p.m.atIowaNo. 5
  • Iowa City, IA
  • W 27–660,070
    October 222:30 p.m.atNorthwesternNo. 4
  • Evanston, IL
  • W 35–1529,563
    October 291:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 3
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 42–087,837
    November 52:00 p.m.atIllinoisNo. 4
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)
  • W 35–066,973
    November 121:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 4
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 35–787,786
    November 1912:30 p.m.at No. 5MichiganNo. 4
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • ABCL 6–14106,024[1]
    January 2, 19782:00 p.m.vs. No. 3Alabama*No. 9
  • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)
  • ABCL 6–3576,811[2]
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Roster[edit]

    1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    G 69 Ernest Andria Jr
    TE 82 Ronald Barwig So
    OT 74 Tim Brown So
    OT 76 Tim Burke Jr
    G 63 Scott Burris So
    QB 4 Norman Burrows Fr
    FB 38 Paul Campbell So
    QB 7 Greg Castignola So
    OT 78 Garth Cox Sr
    C 50 James DeLeone Fr
    TB 47 Doug Donley Fr
    G 59 Ernest Epitropoulos Fr
    WR 89 Bryan Ferguson So
    G 65 Keith Ferguson Fr
    G 56 Kenneth Fritz So
    QB 8 Rod Gerald Jr
    WR 11 James Harrell Sr
    TE 24 Charles Hunter So
    TE 87 William Jaco Jr
    RB 21 Ricky Johnson So
    WR 49 Herman Jones Sr
    G 51 Mark Lang Sr
    G 92 Joel Laser Jr
    RB 35 Felix Lee Fr
    FB 34 Jeff Logan (C) Sr
    OT 73 Douglas Mackie So
    G 61 David Medich Fr
    G 64 Nicholas Miller Fr
    TE 99 Jimmy Moore Jr
    RB 43 Calvin Murray Fr
    WR 84 Douglas Pauley Fr
    FB 30 Joel Payton Fr
    OT 77 David Phillips Fr
    C 53 Douglas Porter Sr
    G 70 Joseph Robinson Jr
    G 57 James Savoca Sr
    FB 37 Michael Schneider So
    RB 23 Ron Springs Jr
    TE 80 Grgeory Storer Sr
    QB 6 Michael Strahine Sr
    QB 9 Alvin Taylor So
    C 52 Tim Vogler Jr
    FB 18 Ric Volley So
    OT 79 Chris Ward (C) Sr
    G 58 Thomas Waugh Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 94 David Adkins Sr
    S 22 Joseph Allegro Sr
    DE 88 David Allen Fr
    MG 93 Terry Bach Fr
    DT 67 Eddie Beamon Sr
    DB 25 Todd Bell Fr
    LB 19 Thomas Blinco So
    MG 55 Aaron Brown (C) Sr
    DB 41 James Caruso So
    DT 71 Byron Cato Jr
    LB 36 Tom Cousineau Jr
    DE 96 Martin Cusick Sr
    DE 32 Kelton Dansler Jr
    DE 86 Joseph Dixon Sr
    DT 60 Gary Dulin So
    DB 27 Ray Ellis Fr
    DB 39 Leon Ellison Fr
    LB 33 John Epitropoulos Fr
    DE 13 Michael Faler So
    S 46 Duncan Griffin Jr
    S 44 Ray Griffin (C) Sr
    DB 12 Mike Guess So
    DT 66 Tyrone Harris Sr
    DT 54 Luther Henson Fr
    DE 83 Joseph Hornik Jr
    MG 98 Wendell Kellum Jr
    DE 5 James Laughlin So
    LB 95 Brian Lewis Jr
    LB 90 Anthony Megaro Fr
    DE 91 Ronald Miller Fr
    DT 62 Ed Mills So
    DB 20 Leonard Mills Jr
    DB 28 Robert Murphy Fr
    DE 16 Paul Ross Jr
    DB 10 Keith Saunders Sr
    MG 68 Tim Sawicki So
    S 14 Brian Schwartz So
    DB 48 Vince Skillings Fr
    DT 72 Mark Sullivan Jr
    LB 97 Terry Vogler Jr
    LB 15 Alvin Washington Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P 3 David Budd So
    K 13 Vlade Janakievski Fr
    K 2 Douglas McEldowney Fr
    P 1 David McKee Jr
    P 19 Thomas Orosz Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • George Chaump – Offense (10th year)
    • George Hill – 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)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2018-Dec-16

    Depth chart[edit]

    [3]

    Game summaries[edit]

    Miami (FL)[edit]

    1 234Total
    Miami (FL) 0 000 0
    • Ohio St 0 1000 10
    • Date: September 10
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
    • Elapsed time: 2:29
    • Game attendance: 86,287
    • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); wind 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) WNW

    [4]

    Minnesota[edit]

    1 234Total
    Minnesota 0 070 7
    • Ohio St 7 3721 38
    • Date: September 17
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game start: 1:30 p.m. CST
    • Elapsed time: 2:36
    • Game attendance: 87,799
    • Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 83 °F (28 °C); wind 5–15 mph (8.0–24.1 km/h) S–W

    [5]

    Oklahoma[edit]

    #3 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Oklahoma 17 3 0929
    Ohio State 0 14 14028

    atOhio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    Game information

    At SMU[edit]

    1 234Total
    • Ohio St 7 1477 35
    SMU 0 007 7
    • Date: October 1
    • Location: Cotton Bowl
    • Game attendance: 51,970

    Purdue[edit]

    Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Purdue 0 0 000
    Ohio St 29 10 7046

    atOhio StadiumColumbus, Ohio

    Game information

    Iowa[edit]

    1 234Total
    • Ohio St 3 1077 27
    Iowa 0 006 6

    At Northwestern[edit]

    #4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ohio St 14 7 7735
    Northwestern 3 6 0615

    atDyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

    Game information

    Wisconsin[edit]

    1 234Total
    Wisconsin 0 000 0
    • Ohio St 7 71414 42
    • Date: October 29
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 87,837

    Illinois[edit]

    1 234Total
    Ohio St 0 7217 35
    Illinois 0 000 0

    [6]

    Indiana[edit]

    1 234Total
    Indiana 7 000 7
    • Ohio St 7 0217 35

    [7]

    Michigan[edit]

    1 234Total
    Ohio St 3 030 6
    • Michigan 0 770 14

    Sugar Bowl[edit]

    1 234Total
    Ohio St 0 006 6
    • Alabama 0 13814 35

    1978 NFL draftees[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ Curt Sylvester (November 20, 1977). "Ah! Everything Comes Up Roses For Bo's Gutty Wolverines, 14-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tide rips Onio State 35–6 in sweet Sugar". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 3, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ 1978 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  • ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives[permanent dead link]. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  • ^ Ohio State Football - Game Archives. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 6, 1977.
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 13, 1977.

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