1987 Oregon Ducks Football Team

1987 Oregon Ducks football
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
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

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).

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

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

References

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