1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1977-1978. 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 |
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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
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FS
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Joe Allegro
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Brian Schwartz
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WLB
| SLB
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Dave Adkins
| Tom Cousineau
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Terry Vogler
| Tom Blinco
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CB
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Mike Guess
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Vince Skillings
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DE
| DT
| NT
| DT
| DE
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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
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LT
| LG
| C
| RG
| RT
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Chris Ward
| Mark Lang
| Tim Vogler
| Ken Fritz
| Joe Robinson
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Garth Cox
| Ernie Andria
| Doug Porter
| Tom Waugh
| Doug Mackie
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TE
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Bill Jaco
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Jimmy Moore
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Greg Storer
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QB
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Rod Gerald
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Greg Castignola
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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)
Oklahoma
European Soccer style kicker drilled a 50+ yard field goal to give the Sooners the win as time expired
SMU
Purdue
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| OHST | Guess 65-yard interception return (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 7-0 |
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1 |
| OHST | Payton 1-yard run (Payton run) | Ohio St 15-0 |
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1 |
| OHST | Payton 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 22-0 |
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1 |
| OHST | Payton 10-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 29-0 |
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2 |
| OHST | Springs 66-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 36-0 |
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2 |
| OHST | Janakievski 26-yard field goal | Ohio St 39-0 |
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3 |
| OHST | Payton 2-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 46-0 |
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Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio St |
0 |
7 | 21 | 7 |
35 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
| OHST | Campbell 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 7-0 |
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3 |
| OHST | Payton 1-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 14-0 |
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3 |
| OHST | Springs 15-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 21-0 |
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3 |
| OHST | Harrell 5-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 28-0 |
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4 |
| OHST | Johnson 15-yard run (Janakievski kick) | Ohio St 35-0 |
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Indiana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Indiana |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
0 | 21 | 7 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
| IND | Calvin 2 yard pass from Arnett (Freud kick) | IND 7–0 |
|
1 |
| OHST | Payton 3 yard run (Janakievski kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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3 |
| OHST | Harrell 29 yard pass from Gerald (Janakievski kick) | OHST 14–7 |
|
3 |
| OHST | Gerald 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 21–7 |
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3 |
| OHST | Springs 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 28–7 |
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4 |
| OHST | Campbell 1 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 35–7 |
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[4]
1978 NFL draftees
References
- ↑ 1978 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- ↑ "Payton TDs Lead Ohio State Rout." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 6.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Nov 13.
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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