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.
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 12 12:30 p.m. West Virginia * No. 5 RCM W 24–388,272 [1]
September 19 1:30 p.m. Oregon * No. 5 W 24–1489,882
September 26 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 LSU * No. 7 CBS T 13–1379,263 [2]
October 3 3:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 9 ABC W 10–673,045
October 10 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 9 L 10–3190,032
October 17 3:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 17 RCM W 20–1766,501
October 24 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 16 RCM W 42–989,801
October 31 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Michigan State No. 15 ABC L 7–1389,915
November 7 2:00 p.m. at Wisconsin L 24–2663,195
November 14 1:30 p.m. Iowa L 27–2990,090
November 21 12:00 p.m. at Michigan ABC W 23–20106,031
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
West Virginia
1
2 3 4 Total
West Virginia
0
0 3 0
3
• Ohio St
17
0 0 7
24
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
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 19, 1987Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 89,882Referee : 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
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
3
0 3 7
13
LSU
7
3 0 3
13
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
3 0 0
10
Illinois
0
0 0 6
6
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• Indiana
7
3 7 14
31
Ohio St
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 10Location: Ohio Stadium
At Purdue
#17 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3–1)
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 17, 1987Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Overcast, 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 66,501Referee : John NealonTV : 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
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
9 0 0
9
• Ohio St
7
7 14 14
42
Date: October 24Location: Ohio Stadium
Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 31, 1987Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 89,915Referee : 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
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
14
10 0 0
24
• Wisconsin
7
6 10 3
26
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
• Iowa
3
12 0 14
29
Ohio St
7
7 7 6
27
Date: November 14Location: Ohio Stadium
Michigan
Ohio State Buckeyes (5–4–1) at Michigan Wolverines
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : November 21, 1987Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, low 30sGame attendance : 106,031TV : 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.[4]
Personnel
1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
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