1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten) |
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Defensive coordinator | Gary Blackney (3rd season) |
MVP | Chris Spielman |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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No. 8 Michigan State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4–1 record.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | West Virginia* | No. 5 | RCM | W 24–3 | 88,272 | [1] | |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 5 |
| W 24–14 | 89,882 | ||
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 LSU* | No. 7 | CBS | T 13–13 | 79,263 | [2] | |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 9 | ABC | W 10–6 | 73,045 | ||
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 9 |
| L 10–31 | 90,032 | ||
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 17 | RCM | W 20–17 | 66,501 | ||
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 16 |
| RCM | W 42–9 | 89,801 | |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Michigan State | No. 15 |
| ABC | L 7–13 | 89,915 | |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | L 24–26 | 63,195 | ||||
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa |
| L 27–29 | 90,090 | |||
November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | ABC | W 23–20 | 106,031 | |||
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Game summaries
[edit]West Virginia
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Oregon
[edit]Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
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Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Ohio St | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 19, 1987
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 89,882
- Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
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LSU
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Illinois
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Indiana
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At Purdue
[edit]Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Ohio St | Passing | Tom Tupa | 8/16, 174 Yds, TD |
Rushing | James Bryant | 23 Rush, 77 Yds | |
Receiving | Vince Workman | 4 Rec, 88 Yds, TD | |
Purdue | Passing | Doug Downing | 20/26, 218 Yds, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | James Medlock | 17 Rush, 44 Yds | |
Receiving | Calvin Williams | 8 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD |
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Minnesota
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Michigan State
[edit]Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Michigan St | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Ohio St | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 31, 1987
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 89,915
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV: ABC
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Wisconsin
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Iowa
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Michigan
[edit]Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
Michigan | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date: November 21, 1987
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy, low 30s
- Game attendance: 106,031
- TV: ABC
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Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach.[4]
Personnel
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Offense
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Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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Eric Kumerow | 1 | 16 | Defensive End | Miami Dolphins |
Chris Spielman | 2 | 29 | Linebacker | Detroit Lions |
Alex Higdon | 3 | 56 | Tight End | Atlanta Falcons |
Tom Tupa | 3 | 68 | Quarterback | Phoenix Cardinals |
William White | 4 | 85 | Defensive Back | Detroit Lions |
George Cooper | 6 | 156 | Running Back | Miami Dolphins |
Ray Jackson | 7 | 185 | Defensive Back | Seattle Seahawks |
Henry Brown | 10 | 277 | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bucks maul Mountaineers". Dayton Daily News. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucks' second half lifts them to 13–13 tie at LSU". The Marion Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
- ^ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.