Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: Earle Bruce Conference: Big 10-
1987 Season Highlights
Earle Bruce enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
West Virginia
24
3
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Oregon
24
14
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Louisiana State
13
13
T
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Illinois
10
6
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Indiana
10
31
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Purdue
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Minnesota
42
9
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Michigan State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Wisconsin
24
26
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Iowa
27
29
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Michigan
23
20
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 6-4
-1
Points Scored 224
Scoring Average 20.4
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 72-52
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-1
-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 6-4-1
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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