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1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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The 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1977 Big Ten season. In their 27th year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Buckeyes compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 in conference games), tied with Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 337 to 85. In games against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 5 Michigan, and No. 3 Alabama in the 1978 Sugar Bowl. They were ranked as high as No. 3 but dropped to No. 11 in the final AP poll after losing to Michigan and Alabama.[1]
The Buckeyes gained an average of 294.5 rushing yards and 84.8 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 119.6 rushing yards and 92.0 passing yards per game.[2] The team's individual statistical leaders included quarterback Rod Gerald (913 passing yards, 61.9% completion percentage), running back Ron Springs (1,092 rushing yards, 5.7 yards per carry), and Jim Harrell (13 receptions for 310 yards).[2] Offensive tackle Chris Ward and linebacker Tom Cousineau were consensus first-team All-Americans.[3]
The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Miami (FL)
- 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
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 |
- Ron Springs 27 Rush, 114 Yds
Minnesota
- 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
Q1 | 6:57 | OHST | Jones 29 yard pass from Gerald (Janakievski kick) | OHST 7–0 |
Q2 | 13:03 | OHST | Janakievski 18 yard field goal | OHST 10–0 |
Q3 | 4:45 | OHST | Volley 2 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 17–0 |
Q3 | 4:29 | MINN | Weber 100 yard kickoff return | OHST 17–7 |
Q4 | 9:16 | OHST | Springs 8 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 24–7 |
Q4 | 5:19 | OHST | Donley 38 yard pass from Castignola (Janakievski kick) | OHST 31–7 |
Q4 | 0:41 | OHST | Payton 7 yard run (Janakievski kick) | OHST 38–7 |
- Ron Springs 27 Rush, 147 Yds
Oklahoma
#3 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:55 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 88,119
- Referee: Gene Calhoun (Big Ten)
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
At SMU
- Date: October 1
- Location: Cotton Bowl
- Game attendance: 51,970
Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 8
- Game attendance: 87,707
Iowa
- Date: October 15
- Location: Kinnick Stadium
- Game attendance: 60,070
At Northwestern
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Light rain, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 29,563
Wisconsin
- Date: October 29
- Location: Ohio Stadium
- Game attendance: 87,837
Illinois
- Date: November 5
- Location: Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
- Game attendance: 66,973
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 |
Indiana
- Date: November 12
- Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Game attendance: 87,786
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 |
Michigan
- Date: November 19
- Location: Michigan Stadium
- Game attendance: 106,024
Sugar Bowl
- Date: January 2
- Location: Louisiana Superdome
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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