1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:1987 Big Ten Conference football standings The 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Earle Bruce in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Buckeyes compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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

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Oregon

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Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes

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Oregon	0	0	0	14	14
Ohio St	0	3	14	7	24

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 19, 1987
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
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Game attendance: 89,882
Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

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

ORE – Bill Musgrave – 18/27, 205 yards, 2 TD
OSU – Tom Tupa – 20/32, 234 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

ORE – Latin Berry – 18 rushes, 33 yards
OSU – Vince Workman – 27 rushes, 162 yards, TD

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 26
Location: Tiger Stadium

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Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	7	3	0	0	10
Illinois	0	0	0	6	6

Date: October 3
Location: Memorial Stadium

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Indiana

	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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At Purdue

#17 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3–1)

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Ohio St	7	10	0	3	20
Purdue	0	0	10	7	17

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 17, 1987
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
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Game attendance: 66,501
Referee: John Nealon
TV: Raycom

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Minnesota

	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

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Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes

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Michigan St	10	3	0	0	13
Ohio St	7	0	0	0	7

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 31, 1987
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Game attendance: 89,915
Referee: Ron Winter
TV: ABC

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

MSU – Bobby McAllister – 4/12, 61 yards
OSU – Tom Tupa – 8/15, 137 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

MSU – Bobby McAllister – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD
OSU – Carlos Snow – 8 rushes, 18 yards

Top receivers

MSU – Lorenzo White – 2 receptions, 21 yards
OSU – Alex Higdon – 6 receptions, 54 yards

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	14	10	0	0	24
• Wisconsin	7	6	10	3	26

Date: November 7
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

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Iowa

	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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Michigan

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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines

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Ohio St	0	7	13	3	23
Michigan	7	6	7	0	20

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

First quarter

MICH – Jamie Morris 1-yard run (Mike Gillette kick), 10:02. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:43.

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

OSU – Tom Tupa – 18/26, 219 yards, 2 TD
MICH – Demetrius Brown – 5/13, 79 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Carlos Snow – 21 rushes, 67 yards
MICH – Jamie Morris – 23 rushes, 130 yards, TD

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]

Roster

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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

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References

↑ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
↑ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
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[1] Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.

[2] "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.

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