1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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September 1212:30 p.m.West Virginia*No. 5

RCMW 24–388,272 September 191:30 p.m.Oregon*No. 5

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 24–1489,882 September 261:30 p.m.at No. 4 LSU*No. 7

CBST 13–1379,263 October 33:30 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 9

ABCW 10–673,045 October 101:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 9

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

L 10–3190,032 October 173:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 17

RCMW 20–1766,501 October 243:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 16

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

RCMW 42–989,801 October 313:30 p.m.No. 20 Michigan StateNo. 15

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

ABCL 7–1389,915 November 72:00 p.m.at Wisconsin

L 24–2663,195 November 141:30 p.m.Iowa

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

L 27–2990,090 November 2112:00 p.m.at Michigan

ABCW 23–20106,031

Template:CFB Schedule End

Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce - Head Coach (9th year)
  • Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
  • Bill Conley - Offense (4th year)
  • Steve Devine - Offensive Line (5th year)
  • Randy Hart - Defensive Line (6th year)
  • Chuck Heater - Defensive Backs (3rd year)
  • Larry Kirksey - (1st year)
  • Tom Lichtenberg - Quarterbacks/Receivers (2nd year)
  • Urban Meyer - Wide Receivers (2nd year)
  • Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (2nd year)
  • Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (6th year)
  • Lenny Willis - (3rd year)

1988 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
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

Game notes

West Virginia

1 234Total
West Virginia 0 030 3
• Ohio St 17 007 24
Scoring summary
Q1OHSTFrantz 47 yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q1OHSTBryant 7 yard run (Frantz kick)OHST 10–0
Q1OHSTRoss 23 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)OHST 17–0
Q3WVUBaumann 27 yard field goalOHST 17–3
Q4OHSTWhite 29 yard interception return (Frantz kick)OHST 24–3

[1]

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 0014 14
• Ohio St 0 3147 24
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 89,882
  • Game weather: Sunny; 74°F; wind 10 W
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Scoring summary
Q28:01OHSTFrantz 34 yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q34:29OHSTKoch 4 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)OHST 10–0
Q33:15OHSTCooper 19 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)OHST 17–0
Q46:40OREMeerten 8 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick)OHST 17–7
Q43:17OHSTWorkman 5 yard run (Frantz kick)OHST 24–7
Q41:47OREGreen 7 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick)OHST 24–14

[2]

LSU

Illinois

Indiana

Purdue

Minnesota

Michigan State

Wisconsin

Iowa

Michigan

1 234Total
• Ohio State 0 7133 23
Michigan 7 670 20
Scoring summary
1MICHJamie Morris 1 yard run (Mike Gillette kick)MICH 7-0
2MICHMike Gillette 34 yard field goalMICH 10-0
2MICHMike Gillette 19 yard field goalMICH 13-0
2OSUEverett Ross 4 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick)MICH 13-7
3OSUCarlos Snow 70 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick)OSU 14-13
3OSUTom Tupa 1 yard run (kick failed)OSU 20-13
3MICHLeroy Hoard 10 yard run (Mike Gillette kick)Tied 20-20
45:18OSUMatt Frantz 26 yard field goalOSU 23-20

Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach. [3]

References

  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
  2. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
  3. ^ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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