The 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1987–1988. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4–1 record.
| Date
| Opponent#
| Rank#
| Site
| Result
| Attendance
|
| September 12*
| West Virginia
| #5
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| W 24–3
| 88,272
|
| September 19*
| Oregon
| #5
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| W 24–14
| 89,882
|
| September 26*
| at #4 LSU
| #7
| Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
| T 13–13
| 79,263
|
| October 3
| at Illinois
| #9
| Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
| W 10–6
| 73,045
|
| October 10
| Indiana
| #9
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| L 10–31
| 90,032
|
| October 17
| at Purdue
| #17
| Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
| W 20–17
| 66,501
|
| October 24
| Minnesota
| #16
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| W 42–9
| 89,801
|
| October 31
| #20 Michigan State
| #15
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| L 7–13
| 89,915
|
| November 7
| at Wisconsin
|
| Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
| L 24–26
| 63,195
|
| November 14
| Iowa
|
| Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
| L 27–29
| 90,090
|
| November 21
| at Michigan
|
| Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
| W 23–20
| 106,031
|
| *Non-Conference Game.
|
Coaching staff
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- Earle Bruce - Head Coach (9th year)
- Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
- Bill Conley - Offense (4th year)
- Steve Devine - Offensive Line (5th year)
- Randy Hart - Defensive Line (6th year)
- Chuck Heater - Defensive Backs (3rd year)
- Larry Kirksey - (1st year)
- Tom Lichtenberg - Quarterbacks/Receivers (2nd year)
- Urban Meyer - Wide Receivers (2nd year)
- Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (2nd year)
- Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (6th year)
- Lenny Willis - (3rd year)
Game notesEdit
| by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Total
|
| • Ohio State
| 0 | 7 | 13 | 3
| 23
|
| Michigan
| 7 | 6 | 7 | 0
| 20
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| MICH | Jamie Morris 1 yard run (Mike Gillette kick) | MICH 7-0 |
|
| 2 |
| MICH | Mike Gillette 34 yard field goal | MICH 10-0 |
|
| 2 |
| MICH | Mike Gillette 19 yard field goal | MICH 13-0 |
|
| 2 |
| OSU | Everett Ross 4 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick) | MICH 13-7 |
|
| 3 |
| OSU | Carlos Snow 70 yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick) | OSU 14-13 |
|
| 3 |
| OSU | Tom Tupa 1 yard run (kick failed) | OSU 20-13 |
|
| 3 |
| MICH | Leroy Hoard 10 yard run (Mike Gillette kick) | Tied 20-20 |
|
| 4 |
5:18 | OSU | Matt Frantz 26 yard field goal | OSU 23-20 |
|
Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach. [1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
