Ohio State’s history of games on Sept. 24 include one of Ohio Stadium's greatest comebacks and a blowout win over Iowa in the rain.
When Mike Archer's seventh-ranked Tigers came to Columbus in 1988 many expected LSU to leave with the first win of the series. The two heavyweights put on a great show in 1987 that ended in a 13-13 tie.
On the ensuing drive, Ohio State's defense put the clamps on LSU and forced a three-and-out. The Tigers lined up to kick it away on their own 18, but officials whistled them for a delay of game penalty. With the ball on the 13, Archer decided to have his punter run out of the back of the end zone for a safety; Ohio State blocked a punt earlier in the game, so the LSU staff felt safer taking the safety.
Ohio State scored 16 points in the final four minutes of the game to the delight of the second largest crowd to that point in Ohio Stadium history – or at least those fans that stayed until the final whistle.in an interview this summer. “Obviously for Coach Cooper, but it was big for me because it really validated, ‘Hey, I can do this.’ I was under the gun and I brought these guys back against a really good team. It was a big confidence boost for me.”On Sept. 24, 1977, No.
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