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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
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
  Record6-4 -1
  Points Scored224
  Scoring Average20.4
  Points Allowed181
  Defense Average16.5
  Opponents Record72-52
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-1 -1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 6-4-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1987 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 8-4283238Lost  22-276-2191147  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 6-5257262 3-5171222  John Gutekunst
Illinois 3-7-1153208 2-5-1112143  Mike White
Michigan State 9-2-1261153Won  20-177-0-120361  George J. Perles
Iowa 10-3380250Won  20-196-2237172  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4331172Won  28-245-3203104  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 6-4-1224181 4-4163151  Earle Bruce
Purdue 3-7-1197285 3-5145191  Fred Akers
Northwestern 2-8-1186328 2-6151253  Francis Peay
Wisconsin 3-8202299 1-7116248  Don Morton

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.