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1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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American college football season
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (3rd season)
MVPChris Spielman
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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 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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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1212:30 p.m.West Virginia *No. 5RCM W 24–388,272[1]
September 191:30 p.m.Oregon *No. 5
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1489,882[2]
September 261:30 p.m.at No. 4 LSU *No. 7CBS T 13–1379,263[3]
October 33:30 p.m.at Illinois No. 9ABC W 10–673,045[4]
October 101:30 p.m.Indiana No. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 10–3190,032[5]
October 173:30 p.m.at Purdue No. 17RCMW 20–1766,501[6]
October 243:30 p.m.Minnesota No. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
RCMW 42–989,801[7]
October 313:30 p.m.No. 20 Michigan State No. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 7–1389,915[8]
November 72:00 p.m.at Wisconsin L 24–2663,195[9]
November 141:30 p.m.Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 27–2990,090[10]
November 2112:00 p.m.at Michigan ABCW 23–20106,031[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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West Virginia

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1 234Total
West Virginia 0 030 3
• Ohio St 17 007 24
Scoring summary
Q1OHSTFrantz 47 yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q1OHSTBryant 7 yard run (Frantz kick)OHST 10–0
Q1OHSTRoss 23 yard pass from Tupa (Frantz kick)OHST 17–0
Q3WVUBaumann 27 yard field goalOHST 17–3
Q4OHSTWhite 29 yard interception return (Frantz kick)OHST 24–3

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Oregon

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Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 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
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

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

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

At Purdue

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#17 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 10 0320
Purdue 0 0 10717

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
Ohio St Passing Tom Tupa 8/16, 174 Yds, TD
Rushing James Bryant 23 Rush, 77 Yds
Receiving Vince Workman 4 Rec, 88 Yds, TD
Purdue Passing Doug Downing 20/26, 218 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing James Medlock 17 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving Calvin Williams 8 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP OSU PU
1 5:30 9 66 4:10 Ohio St Vince Workman 36-yard touchdown reception from Tom Tupa, Matt Frantz kick good 7 0
2 4:45 2 9 0:42 Ohio St Tom Tupa 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Frantz kick good 14 0
2 0:22 8 47 1:25 Ohio St 18-yard field goal by Matt Frantz 17 0
3 6:33 13 65 6:44 Purdue 25-yard field goal by Jonathan Briggs 17 3
3 1:00 7 74 1:32 Purdue Calvin Williams 10-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good 17 10
4 13:09 3 38 0:57 Purdue Calvin Williams 30-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good 17 17
4 3:10 6 35 3:13 Ohio St 50-yard field goal by Matt Frantz 20 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 17

Minnesota

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

Michigan State

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Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 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
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

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

Iowa

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

Michigan

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Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter 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
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.[13]

Roster

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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

Roster

1988 NFL draftees

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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

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  1. ^ "Bucks maul Mountaineers". Dayton Daily News. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucks topple Ducks". The Newark Advocate. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucks' second half lifts them to 13–13 tie at LSU". The Marion Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ohio State halts Illini drive". Herald and Review. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Darkest day; Indiana hands Buckeyes 31–10 defeat". Troy Daily News. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Field goal lifts OSU over Purdue". Star Tribune. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio State 'Snow's Gophers 42–9". The Marion Star. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Elton Alexander (November 1, 1987). "Michigan State crushes Ohio State: Spartans take lead in Big Ten". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jubilant Badgers feeling no pain". The Journal Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Iowa's big play dumps Bucks". Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fired Bruce departs with a victory". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
  13. ^ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
  14. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
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