1987 Oregon Ducks football team

1987 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Toledo (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (2nd season)
Captain	Anthony Newman, Jeff Stefanick
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 USC +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 9 UCLA +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	4	–	3
California	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	6	–	2
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his eleventh year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the Pac-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	11:00 am	at Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 10-7	40,521
September 19	10:30 am	at No. 5 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 14–24	89,882
September 26	1:00 pm	San Diego State*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 25–20	31,573
October 3	1:00 pm	No. 16 Washington		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)		W 29–22	44,421
October 10	1:00 pm	USC		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 34–27	39,587
October 17	12:30 pm	at No. 9 UCLA	No. 16	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	L 10–41	53,320
October 24	1:00 pm	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 10–13	38,500
October 31	1:00 pm	California		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 6–20	37,500
November 7	4:00 pm	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	KEZI	L 17–37	69,932
November 14	1:00 pm	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 31–17	14,089
November 21	1:00 pm	Oregon State		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Civil War)		W 44–0	43,157
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Personnel

1987 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Latin Berry WR J.J. Birden TE Eric Elliott OL Gary Gilbert WR Rod Green RB Tony Hargain RB James Harper OL Eric Hunter OL Chris Husko OL Todd Kunzman RB Russell Lawson RB Derek Loville TE Joe Meerten QB Bill Musgrave QB Pete Nelson WR Terry Obee TE Tim Parker OL Gary Robertson RB Kerrell Robinson OL Jeff Stefanick OL Andy Sunia RB Ken Wegner RB Randy Willhite RB Brett Zaharie	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Mike Blakey DL Matt Brock DL Devinn Fitzpatrick DB Ron Gould DB Derek Horton LB Bjarne Jensen DB Thom Kaumeyer LB Mark Kearns LB Scott Kozak DB Anthony Newman DB Chris Oldham DL Rollin Putzier LB Tom Talbot DL Joe Taylor DB Brett Young	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Kirk Dennis P Jan Cespedes	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Toledo (OC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	0	0	14	14
Ohio St	0	3	14	7	24

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 19, 1987
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 89,882
• Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
• Box Score

Game information

Second quarter OSU – Matt Frantz 34-yard field goal, 8:01. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:04. Third quarter OSU – Jay Koch 4-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 4:29. Ohio St 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 6:23. OSU – George Cooper 19-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Matt Frantz kick), 3:15. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:09. 'Fourth quarter ORE – Joe Meerten 8-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Kirk Dennis kick), 6:40. Ohio St 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:13. OSU – Vince Workman 5-yard run (Matt Frantz kick), 3:17. Ohio St 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:23. ORE – Rod Green 7-yard pass from Bill Musgrave (Kirk Dennis kick), 1:47. Ohio St 24–14. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:23. Top passers ORE – Bill Musgrave – 18/27, 205 yards, 2 TD OSU – Tom Tupa – 20/32, 234 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ORE – Latin Berry – 18 rushes, 33 yards OSU – Vince Workman – 27 rushes, 162 yards, TD Top receivers ORE – Terry Obee – 4 receptions, 63 yards OSU – Vince Workman – 5 receptions, 63 yards

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Anthony Newman	Defensive back	2	35	Los Angeles Rams
Rollin Putzier	Defensive tackle	4	88	Green Bay Packers
J. J. Birden	Wide receiver	8	215	Cleveland Browns