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