American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | West Virginia* | No. 5 | | RCM | W 24–3 | 88,272 | [1] |
September 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 5 | | | W 24–14 | 89,882 | |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 LSU* | No. 7 | | CBS | T 13–13 | 79,263 | [2] |
October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 9 | | ABC | W 10–6 | 73,045 | |
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 9 | | | L 10–31 | 90,032 | |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 17 | | RCM | W 20–17 | 66,501 | |
October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 16 | | RCM | W 42–9 | 89,801 | |
October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Michigan State | No. 15 | | ABC | L 7–13 | 89,915 | |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | | | | L 24–26 | 63,195 | |
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Iowa | | | | L 27–29 | 90,090 | |
November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | | | ABC | W 23–20 | 106,031 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
West Virginia |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Ohio St |
17 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
Game information
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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.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- ORE – Terry Obee – 4 receptions, 63 yards
- OSU – Vince Workman – 5 receptions, 63 yards
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
3 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
13 |
LSU |
7 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Ohio St |
7 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
Illinois |
0 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
6 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Indiana |
7 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
Ohio St |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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#17 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3–1)
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: October 17, 1987
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Overcast, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,501
- Referee: John Nealon
- TV: Raycom
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Ohio St
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Passing |
Tom Tupa |
8/16, 174 Yds, TD
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Rushing |
James Bryant |
23 Rush, 77 Yds
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Receiving |
Vince Workman |
4 Rec, 88 Yds, TD
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Purdue
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Passing |
Doug Downing |
20/26, 218 Yds, 2 TD, INT
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Rushing |
James Medlock |
17 Rush, 44 Yds
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Receiving |
Calvin Williams |
8 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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OSU
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PU
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1
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5:30
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9
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66
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4:10
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Ohio St
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Vince Workman 36-yard touchdown reception from Tom Tupa, Matt Frantz kick good
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7
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0
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2
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4:45
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2
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9
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0:42
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Ohio St
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Tom Tupa 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Frantz kick good
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14
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0
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2
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0:22
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8
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47
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1:25
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Ohio St
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18-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
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17
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0
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3
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6:33
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13
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65
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6:44
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Purdue
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25-yard field goal by Jonathan Briggs
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17
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3
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3
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1:00
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7
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74
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1:32
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Purdue
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Calvin Williams 10-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good
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17
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10
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4
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13:09
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3
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38
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0:57
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Purdue
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Calvin Williams 30-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good
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17
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17
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4
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3:10
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6
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35
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3:13
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Ohio St
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50-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
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20
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17
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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20
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17
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Minnesota |
0 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
• Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 14 | 14 |
42 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
Game information
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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.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- MSU – Bobby McAllister – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD
- OSU – Carlos Snow – 8 rushes, 18 yards
- Top receivers
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Ohio St |
14 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
• Wisconsin |
7 |
6 | 10 | 3 |
26 |
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Iowa |
3 |
12 | 0 | 14 |
29 |
Ohio St |
7 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
27 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Ohio Stadium
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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
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
Game information
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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.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- OSU – Carlos Snow – 3 receptions, 82 yards, TD
- MICH – Jerod Bunch – 1 reception, 39 yards
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Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach.[4]
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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