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1977 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team
The 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. 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 football, Alabama Crimson Tide. Schedule Game summaries Miami (FL) *Ron Springs 27 Rush, 114 Yds Minnesota *Ron Springs 27 Rush, 147 Yds Oklahoma At SMU Purdue Iowa At Northwestern Wisconsin Illinois Indiana ''Eugene Register-Guard''. November 13, 1977. Michigan Sugar Bowl Personnel Roster Depth chart 1978 Ohio State Football Media Guide 1978 NFL draftees References {{Big Ten Conference football champions 1977 Big Ten Conference football season, Ohio State Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Big Ten Conference football champion seasons 1977 in sports in Ohio, Ohio St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA; it is the oldest NCAA Division I conference in the country. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Field (stadium)
Ryan Field is the name of a stadium in the central United States, located in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago near the campus of Northwestern University. Both the current and former stadiums's primary use is American football, and, aside from a brief construction period in 2024 and 2025, serve as the home field of the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference. The original stadium opened in 1926 as Dyche Stadium, named for William Dyche, class of 1882, Evanston mayor from 1895 to 1899 and overseer of the building project.Pope, Ben. "Football: Northwestern and Ryan Field’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Northwestern Wildcats Football Team
The 1977 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Pont, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference. The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Scott Stranski with 541 passing yards, Dave Mishler with 520 rushing yards, and Mark Bailey with 347 receiving yards. Schedule Roster Game summaries Ohio State References Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats football seasons Northwestern Wildcats football The Northwestern Wildcats football team represents Northwestern University as an NCAA Division I college football team and member of the Big Ten Conference based near Chicago in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern began playing fo ... Long stubs with short prose {{collegefootball-1977-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is the largest city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. At the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 74,828, making it the state's List of cities in Iowa, fifth-most populous city. The Iowa City metropolitan area, which encompasses Johnson and Washington County, Iowa, Washington counties, has a population of over 171,000. The metro area is also a part of a combined statistical area with the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids metro area known as the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids region which collectively has a population of nearly 500,000. Iowa City is the home of the University of Iowa. It was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of the State of Iowa; the Iowa Old Capitol Building, Old Capitol building is a National Historic Landmark in the center of the University of Iowa campus. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove Historic House, Plum Grove, the home of the first governor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinnick Stadium
Kinnick Stadium is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Iowa Hawkeyes football, Hawkeyes football team. Opened in 1929 as Iowa Stadium to replace Iowa Field, it currently holds up to 69,250 people, making it the 7th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation. Primarily used for college football, the stadium is named for Nile Kinnick, the Iowa player who won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and died in service during World War II. Kinnick Stadium is the only college football stadium named after a Heisman Trophy winner. History Construction Originally named Iowa Stadium, the facility was constructed in only seven months between 1928 and 1929. Groundbreaking and construction began on March 6, 1929. Workers worked around the clock using lights by night and horses and mules as the primary heavy-equipment movers. There was a rumor for many years that horses that died du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team
The 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1977 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Commings, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 229 to 171. The 1975 Hawkeyes gained 1,562 rushing yards and 1,276 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,992 rushing yards and 1,500 passing yards. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tom McLaughlin (78-of-152 passing for 1,081 yards), running back Jon Lazar (411 rushing yards), Mike Brady (26 receptions for 357 yards), and kicker Dave Holsclaw (39 points scored). Linebacker Tom Rusk set Iowa's single-season record (still intact) with 105 solo tackles during the 1977 season; he also received first-team All-Big Ten honors. Center Jim Hilgenberg and linebacker Dean Moore were the team capt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Purdue Boilermakers Football Team
The 1977 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Young, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Schedule Game summaries Michigan State * Ray Smith 6 receptions, 108 yards * Reggie Arnold 7 receptions, 107 yards * Mark Herrmann's first start at quarterback Ohio * Mark Herrmann 23/36 passing, 339 yards Notre Dame * Mark Herrmann 24/51 passing, 351 yards Northwestern Eugene Register-Guard. 1977 Oct 30. Personnel Coaching staff Head coach: Jim Young Assistants: Bob Bockrath, Leon Burtnett, Mike Hankwitz, Randy Hart, John Mackovic, Doug Redmann, Larry Thompson, Ed Zaunbrecher Roster Starters * Offense: QB Mark Herrmann, TB Mike Brown/Robert Williams, FB John S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotton Bowl (stadium)
The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park. The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual college football post-season bowl game known as the Cotton Bowl Classic, after which the stadium is named. Starting on New Year's Day 1937 Cotton Bowl Classic, 1937, it hosted the first 73 editions of the game, through January 2009 Cotton Bowl Classic, 2009; the game was moved to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Arlington in January 2010 Cotton Bowl Classic, 2010. The stadium hosts the Red River Rivalry, the annual college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns football, Texas Longhorns, and formerly, the First Responder Bowl. The stadium has been home to many football teams over the years, including: SMU Mustangs football, SMU Mustangs (NCAA), Dallas Cowboys (National Football League, NFL; 1960–1971 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 SMU Mustangs Football Team
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The 1977 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC. Schedule Roster Team players in the NFL References SMU SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football The SMU Mustangs football team is a college football team representing Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Texas, University Park, Dallas County, Texas. The Mustangs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, NC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kick (college Football)
The Kick refers to Uwe von Schamann's last second field goal in a September 24, 1977, college football game between the Oklahoma Sooners and Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The kick eventually went down in Sooners' lore as one of the most memorable plays in Oklahoma history. The game This was the first ever meeting between Ohio State and Oklahoma. Within the first four minutes of the game, Oklahoma jumped out to a 14–0 lead. Oklahoma led 17–0 after the first quarter. Uwe von Schamann made a field goal early in the second quarter to put the Sooners ahead 20–0. However, at that point, Oklahoma star running back Billy Sims Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1984. Sims played college football fo ... had a nagging ankle injury and the team's starting quarterback Thomas Lott hurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
