The Ohio State Buckeyes were 10-2 in 1997. They fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 31 to 14, in the Sugar Bowl.
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1997 Big 10 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Michigan | 9-0 | 12-0 |
 Ohio State | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
 Penn State | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Purdue | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
 Wisconsin | 5-3 | 8-5 |
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 380 | 4,954 | 847 | 5.8 | 2,015 | 511 | 3.9 | 2,939 | 336 | 8.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 13th | 9th | 26th | 32nd | 18th | 53rd | 19th | 52nd | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 139 | 3,215 | 3.9 | 1,491 | 460 | 3.2 | 1,724 | 360 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 11th | 5th | 41st | 63rd | 25th | 8th | 78th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +241 | +1,739 | +847 | +1.9 | +524 | +51 | +0.7 | +1,215 | -24 | +4.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 8th | 9th | 7th | 34th | 33rd | 36th | 8th | 71st | 2nd |
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| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fresno State | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Boise State | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Ohio | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UConn | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Indiana | Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Iowa State | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 2 |  Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | .800 |
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Memphis | Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | .500 |
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