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1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Sugar Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Florida State
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 12
1997 record 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (10th year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Jacobs (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Fred Pagac (2nd year)
MVP Antoine Winfield
Captain Winfield Garnett
Stanley Jackson
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 89,841)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Michigan $   8 0         12 0  
#12 Ohio State   6 2         10 3  
#16 Penn State   6 2         9 3  
#15 Purdue   6 2         9 3  
Wisconsin   5 3         8 5  
Iowa   4 4         7 5  
Michigan State   4 4         7 5  
Northwestern   3 5         5 7  
Minnesota   1 7         3 9  
Indiana   1 7         2 9  
Illinois   0 8         0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1998 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they lost 31–14 to the Florida State Seminoles.

For the first time since the NFL draft's inception in 1936, no Ohio State players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.


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