1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1987 record	6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (9th year)
MVP	Chris Spielman
Captain	David Schell
Captain	Chris Spielman
Captain	Tom Tupa
Captain	William White
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,399)

1987 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:30 p.m.	West Virginia*	No. 5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	RCM	W 24–3	88,272
September 19	1:30 p.m.	Oregon*	No. 5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 24–14	89,882
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at No. 4 LSU*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	T 13–13	79,263
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	W 10–6	73,045
October 10	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 10–31	90,032
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 17	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	RCM	W 20–17	66,501
October 24	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	RCM	W 42–9	89,801
October 31	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Michigan State	No. 15	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 7–13	89,915
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 24–26	63,195
November 14	1:30 p.m.	Iowa		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 27–29	90,090
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	W 23–20	106,031
*Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	0	0	3	0	3
• Ohio St	17	0	0	7	24

Date: September 12
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game attendance: 88,272

Scoring summary

Q1	OHST	Frantz 47 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q1	OHST	Bryant 7 yard run (Frantz kick)	OHST 10–0

Q1	OHST	Ross 23 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)	OHST 17–0

Q3	WVU	Baumann 27 yard field goal	OHST 17–3

Q4	OHST	White 29 yard interception return (Frantz kick)	OHST 24–3

^[1]

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	14	14
• Ohio St	0	3	14	7	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

Q2	8:01	OHST	Frantz 34 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q3	4:29	OHST	Koch 4 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)	OHST 10–0

Q3	3:15	OHST	Cooper 19 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)	OHST 17–0

Q4	6:40	ORE	Meerten 8 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick)	OHST 17–7

Q4	3:17	OHST	Workman 5 yard run (Frantz kick)	OHST 24–7

Q4	1:47	ORE	Green 7 yard pass from Musgrave (Dennis kick)	OHST 24–14

Vince Workman 27 Rush, 162 Yds

^[2]

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	0	7	13	3	23
Michigan	7	6	7	0	20

Date: November 21
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 106,031

Scoring summary

1		MICH	Jamie Morris 1 yard run (Mike Gillette kick)	MICH 7-0

2		MICH	Mike Gillette 34 yard field goal	MICH 10-0

2		MICH	Mike Gillette 19 yard field goal	MICH 13-0

2		OSU	Everett Ross 4 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick)	MICH 13-7

3		OSU	Carlos Snow 70 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick)	OSU 14-13

3		OSU	Tom Tupa 1 yard run (kick failed)	OSU 20-13

3		MICH	Leroy Hoard 10 yard run (Mike Gillette kick)	Tied 20-20

4	5:18	OSU	Matt Frantz 26 yard field goal	OSU 23-20

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

References

↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
↑ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.

Win/Loss statistics

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