1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coachEarle Bruce (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (3rd season)
MVPChris Spielman
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,399)
1987 Big Ten Conference 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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 (rivalry)
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
  • *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.#NameClass
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 Alex Higdon
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
OL Jeff Uhlenhake
RB Vince Workman (S)
OL Greg Zackeroff
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB David Brown
DL Ken Coleman
DB Zack Dumas
DL Ray Hollman
DB Ray Jackson
LB Eric Kumerow
LB Michael McCray
LB Fred Ridder
DB Greg Rogan
DL Mike Showalter
LB Chris Spielman (C)
LB John Sullivan
DL Mike Sullivan
DB William White (C)
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Matt Frantz
P, QB Tom Tupa (C)
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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

[1]

Oregon
See also: 1987 Oregon Ducks football team
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
1 2 34Total
Oregon 0 0 01414
Ohio St 0 3 14724

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
  • Box Score

LSU
1 234Total
Ohio St 3 037 13
LSU 7 303 13

Illinois
1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 300 10
Illinois 0 006 6

Indiana
1 234Total
• Indiana 7 3714 31
Ohio St 0 1000 10
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Purdue
1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 1003 20
Purdue 0 0107 17
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Ross-Ade Stadium

Minnesota
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 900 9
• Ohio St 7 71414 42
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Michigan State
See also: 1987 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
1 2 34Total
Michigan St 10 3 0013
Ohio St 7 0 007

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
  • Box Score

Wisconsin
1 234Total
Ohio St 14 1000 24
• Wisconsin 7 6103 26

Iowa
1 234Total
• Iowa 3 12014 29
Ohio St 7 776 27
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Michigan
See also: 1987 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 13323
Michigan 7 6 7020

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
  • Box Score

Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach.[2]

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gollark: 12480.

References
  1. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
  2. "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
Win/Loss statistics
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