The Ohio State Buckeyes were 9-2 in 1977. They fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 35 to 6, in the Sugar Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
6-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-3-1 | 5-5-1 |
| 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 | 11 | 337 | 4,552 | 835 | 5.5 | 3,534 | 731 | 4.8 | 1,018 | 104 | 9.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 14th | 22nd | 15th | 2nd | 1st | 13th | 109th | 141st | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 85 | 2,539 | 3.7 | 1,435 | 496 | 2.9 | 1,104 | 198 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 9th | 15th | 19th | 32nd | 22nd | 17th | 51st | 18th | ||||||||||
Net | +252 | +2,013 | +835 | +1.8 | +2,099 | +235 | +1.9 | -86 | -94 | +4.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 5th | 22nd | 10th | 2nd | 2nd | 12th | 83rd | 130th | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |