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 season)
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
TeamW 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

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 - Inside Linebackers (4th year)
  • Steve Devine - Offensive Line - Guards, Centers (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 - Tackles, Tight Ends(2nd year)
  • Fred Pagac - Outside Linebackers (6th year)
  • Lenny Willis - Running Backs (3rd year)

1988 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Eric Kumerow116Defensive EndMiami Dolphins
Chris Spielman229LinebackerDetroit Lions
Alex Higdon356Tight EndAtlanta Falcons
Tom Tupa368QuarterbackPhoenix Cardinals
William White485Defensive BackDetroit Lions
George Cooper6156Running BackMiami Dolphins
Ray Jackson7185Defensive BackSeattle Seahawks
Henry Brown10277TackleWashington Redskins

Game summaries

West Virginia

1 234Total
West Virginia 0 030 3
• Ohio St 17 007 24

[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

[2]

Michigan

1 234Total
• Ohio State 0 7133 23
Michigan 7 670 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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