1977
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Ohio State |
27 |
|
Colorado |
10 |
January 1, 1977 – Orange Bowl Stadium
Buckeyes Go to Bench for Offense
The Ohio State offense, led by second-team quarterback Rod Gerald, came alive in the second quarter as the Buckeyes went on to beat co-Big Eight champion Colorado 27-10.
The Buffaloes jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but a broken ankle suffered by middle guard Charlie Johnson turned the momentum to Ohio State.
After Jeff Logan's 36-yard touchdown run at the close of the first, Woody Hayes substituted the fleet-footed Gerald at quarterback and the offense came alive. The Buckeyes tied it at 10 on a Tom Skladany field goal and then went ahead on a 3-yard Pete Johnson run that capped a 99-yard drive.
The Buffs could not do anything offensively in the second half as Ohio State added 10 more points.
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OSU |
COLO |
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First Downs |
17 |
5 |
|
Rushing Attempts |
71 |
40 |
|
Rushing Yards |
271 |
134 |
|
Passes Attempted |
7 |
23 |
|
Passes Completed |
2 |
8 |
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Had Intercepted |
2 |
0 |
|
Passing Yards |
59 |
137 |
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Total Offense |
330 |
271 |
|
Punts/Avg. |
3/42.2 |
7/35.2 |
|
Fumbles/Lost |
4/4 |
1/0 |
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Penalties/Yards |
4/37 |
8/60 |
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SCORE BY QUARTERS |
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|
|
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|
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Ohio State |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
- |
27 |
|
Colorado |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
7 |
SCORING SUMMARY
COLO: Zetterberg 26-yard FG; COLO: Moorehead 11-yard pass from Kapple (Zetterberg kick); OSU: Logan 36-yard run (Skladany kick); OSU: Skladany 28-yard FG; OSU: P. Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick); OSU: Skladany 20-yard FG; OSU: Gerald 4-yard run (Skladany kick) MOP: Rod Gerald (Ohio State), Tom Cousineau (Ohio State)
Ohio State Head Coach: Woody Hayes
Colorado Head Coach: Bill Mallory