The 2017 season's largest margin: Ohio 59, Hampton 0. A 59-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
Ohio's 2017 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Nathan RourkeQB2,203 passing yards
- A.J. OuelletteRB1,006 rushing yards
- Dorian BrownRB757 rushing yards
- Julian RossRB250 rushing yards
- Papi WhiteWR631 receiving yards
- Brendan CopeWR494 receiving yards
- Andrew MeyerWR483 receiving yards
- Quentin PolingLB107 tackles
- Javon HaganS85 tackles
- Chad MooreLB78 tackles
- Bradd EllisCB6 sacks
- Trent SmartDE3 sacks
- Andrew PayneDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Ohio 21, Purdue 44. A 23-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Ohio beat UAB 41-6 in the postseason.
"Bobcats Bite Back"
2017 is a middle chapter for Ohio — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.