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
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 10*
|
Miami (FL)
|
#5
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 10-0
|
86,287
|
| September 17
|
Minnesota
|
#6
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 38-7
|
87,799
|
| September 24*
|
#3 Oklahoma
|
#4
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
L 28-29
|
88,119
|
| October 1*
|
at SMU
|
#6
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
|
W 35-7
|
51,970
|
| October 8
|
Purdue
|
#4
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 46-0
|
87,707
|
| October 15
|
at Iowa
|
#5
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
W 27-6
|
60,070
|
| October 22
|
at Northwestern
|
#4
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL
|
W 35-15
|
29,563
|
| October 29
|
Wisconsin
|
#3
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 42-0
|
87,837
|
| November 5
|
at Illinois
|
#4
|
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
|
W 35-0
|
66,973
|
| November 12
|
Indiana
|
#4
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 35-7
|
87,786
|
| November 19
|
at #5 Michigan
|
#4
|
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
|
L 6-14
|
106,024
|
| January 2*
|
vs. #3 Alabama
|
#9
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)
|
L 6-35
|
76,811
|
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
Depth Chart[]
Defensive Starters
|
|
|
| WLB
|
SLB
|
| Dave Adkins
|
Tom Cousineau
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DE
|
DT
|
NT
|
DT
|
DE
|
| Kelton Dansler
|
Gary Dulin
|
Aaron Brown
|
Byron Cato
|
Paul Ross
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
Offensive Starters
|
|
|
|
| LT
|
LG
|
C
|
RG
|
RT
|
| Chris Ward
|
Mark Lang
|
Tim Vogler
|
Ken Fritz
|
Joe Robinson
|
| ⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
|
|
| QB
|
| Rod Gerald
|
| Greg Castignola
|
|
|
|
|
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| FB
|
| Joel Payton
|
| Paul Campbell
|
|
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|
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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[]
Purdue[]
| by Quarter |
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 |
|
[2]
References[]
- ↑ Ohio State Football Media Guide
- ↑ "Payton TDs Lead Ohio State Rout." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
