American college football season
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference 1987 record 6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten) Head coach Defensive coordinator Gary Blackney (3rd season)MVP Chris Spielman Home stadium Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,399)Seasons
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 RCM W 24–388,272
September 19 1:30 p.m. Oregon * No. 5 W 24–1489,882
September 26 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 LSU * No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA CBS T 13–1379,263
October 3 3:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 9 ABC W 10–673,045
October 10 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 9 L 10–3190,032
October 17 3:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 17 RCM W 20–1766,501
October 24 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 16 RCM W 42–989,801
October 31 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Michigan State No. 15 ABC L 7–1389,915
November 7 2:00 p.m. at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 24–2663,195
November 14 1:30 p.m. Iowa L 27–2990,090
November 21 12:00 p.m. at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game )ABC W 23–20106,031
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Chris Boddie
RB
James Bryant
WR
Gary Clift
OL
Karl Coles
RB
George Cooper
WR
Tony Cupe
TE
Jeff Ellis
QB
Greg Frey
TE
88
Alex Higdon
Sr
TE
Jay Koch
RB
Bill Matlock
OL
Tim Moxley
WR
Bobby Olive
QB
Scott Powell
RB
Lance Price
WR
Everett Ross
RB
Carlos Snow
Fr
OL
Joe Staysniak
C
68
Jeff Uhlenhake
Jr
RB
42
Vince Workman (S)
Jr
OL
Greg Zackeroff
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
David Brown
DL
Ken Coleman
DB
Zack Dumas
DL
Ray Hollman
DB
Ray Jackson
LB
14
Eric Kumerow
Sr
LB
Michael McCray
LB
Fred Ridder
DB
Greg Rogan
DL
Mike Showalter
LB
36
Chris Spielman (C)
Sr
LB
57
John Sullivan
Jr
DL
67
Mike Sullivan
Jr
DB
37
William White (C)
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Matt Frantz
P , QB
19
Tom Tupa (C)
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
1988 NFL draftees [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
West Virginia [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
West Virginia
0
0 3 0
3
• Ohio St
17
0 0 7
24
Date: September 12Location: 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 [ ]
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Oregon
0
0
0 14 14
Ohio St
0
3
14 7 24
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 19, 1987Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 89,882Referee : Jerry HendricksonBox Score
Game information
Second quarter
OSU – Matt Frantz 34-yard field goal, 8:01. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:04.
Third quarter
OSU – Jay Koch 4-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 4:29. Ohio St 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:23.
OSU – George Cooper 19-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 3:15. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:09.
'Fourth quarter
ORE – Joe Meerten 8-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Kirk Dennis kick), 6:40. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:13.
OSU – Vince Workman 5-yard run (Matt Frantz kick), 3:17. Ohio St 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:23.
ORE – Rod Green 7-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Kirk Dennis kick), 1:47. Ohio St 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:23.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
ORE – Terry Obee – 4 receptions, 63 yards
OSU – Vince Workman – 5 receptions, 63 yards
LSU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
3
0 3 7
13
LSU
7
3 0 3
13
Date: September 26Location: Tiger Stadium
Illinois [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
3 0 0
10
Illinois
0
0 0 6
6
Indiana [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Indiana
7
3 7 14
31
Ohio St
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 10Location: Ohio Stadium
Purdue [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
10 0 3
20
Purdue
0
0 10 7
17
Date: October 17Location: Ross-Ade Stadium
Minnesota [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
9 0 0
9
• Ohio St
7
7 14 14
42
Date: October 24Location: Ohio Stadium
Michigan State [ ]
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan St
10
3
0 0 13
Ohio St
7
0
0 0 7
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 31, 1987Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 89,915Referee : Ron Winter TV : ABC Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Everett Ross 79-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 14:45. 'Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11.
MSU – Bobby McAllister 15-yard run (John Langeloh kick), 4:37. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:50.
MSU – John Langeloh 40-yard field goal, 1:22. Michigan St 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:48.
Second quarter
MSU – John Langeloh 20-yard field goal, 10:41. Michigan St 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:10.
Top passers
Top rushers
MSU – Bobby McAllister – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD
OSU – Carlos Snow – 8 rushes, 18 yards
Top receivers
Wisconsin [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
14
10 0 0
24
• Wisconsin
7
6 10 3
26
Date: November 7Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Iowa [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Iowa
3
12 0 14
29
Ohio St
7
7 7 6
27
Date: November 14Location: Ohio Stadium
See also: 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Michigan [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio St
0
7
13 3 23
Michigan
7
6
7 0 20
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : November 21, 1987Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, low 30sGame attendance : 106,031TV : ABC Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
MICH – Mike Gillette 34-yard field goal, 14:57. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:13.
MICH – Mike Gillette 19-yard field goal, 7:05. Michigan 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:49.
OSU – Everett Ross 61-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 1:36. Michigan 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
OSU – Carlos Snow 70-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 12:32. Ohio St 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12.
OSU – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:11. Ohio St 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:05.
MICH – Leroy Hoard 10-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 1:14. Tie 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:00.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Matt Frantz 26-yard field goal, 5:18. Ohio St 23–20. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards
Earle Bruce 's final game as Ohio State head coach.[2]
References [ ]
^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
^ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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