1987 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

  • Season Record: 6-4-1
  • Conference Record: 4-4
  • Home Record: 3-3
  • Road Record: 3-1-1
  • Head Coach: Earle Bruce

The Earle Bruce era came to an end following the 1987 football season. Ohio State fired Bruce before the Michigan game, but allowed him to coach (and win) the game. Bruce sued the school over the firing and the lawsuit was settled out-of-court with a $471,000 payment to Bruce.

The 1987 season began with high expectations as Ohio State opened the year ranked fifth in the AP poll. Despite a 3-0-1 record, Ohio State had slid to ninth in the poll before losing 31-10 at home to Indiana. The team was on a three-game losing streak in conference when the Bruce firing was announced prior to the final game of the year.

The six wins in 1987 were the lowest total for Ohio State since the 1971 season. They scored a combined 224 points (20.4 ppg) and allowed 181 (16.5 ppg).

1987 Ohio State Football Player Stats

1987 Ohio State Football Roster

1987 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

DateEventTime/ResultsVenue Attendance
West Virginia @ Ohio State - Sept. 12, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 88,272
Oregon @ Ohio State - Sept. 19, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 89,882
Ohio State @ LSU - September 26, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 79,263
Ohio State @ Illinois - October 3, 1987
University of Illinois Memorial Stadium
 73,045
Indiana @ Ohio State - Oct. 10, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 90,032
Ohio State @ Purdue - Oct. 17, 1989
Ross-Ade Stadium
 66,501
Ohio State @ Minnesota - Oct. 24, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 89,801
Michigan State @ Ohio State - October 31, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 89,915
Ohio State @ Wisconsin - Nov. 7, 1987
Camp Randall Stadium
 63,195
Iowa @ Ohio State - Nov. 14, 1987
Ohio Stadium
 90,090
Ohio State @ Michigan - Nov. 21, 1987
Michigan Stadium
 106,031