1987 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = Cleve Bryant
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Peden Stadium
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{{1987 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1987 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Cleve Bryant, the Bobcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 271 to 127.{{cite web|title=1987 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 3, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio/1987-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=92, 94|accessdate=October 3, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053029/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/cleve-bryant-1.html|title = Cleve Bryant|website = Sports Reference}} They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.{{cite web |title=Peden Stadium |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/facilities/peden-stadium/8 |website=Ohio University Athletics |accessdate=March 3, 2023}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = Mountaineer Field
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| score = 3–23
| attend = 46,744
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newark-advocate-w-va-gets-by-ohio/140067664/|work=The Newark Advocate|title=W. Va. gets by Ohio U.|date=September 6, 1987|accessdate=February 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 23–15
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 12–17
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 0–28
| attend = 53,329
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-kentucky-outmans/135013383/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Kentucky outmans Ohio U., 28–0|date=October 4, 1987|accessdate=November 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 7–28
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 9–10
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 10–24
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| score = 16–34
| attend = 11,763
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 17–31
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| score = 17–30
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 13–31
| attend =
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