1987 Oregon Ducks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1987

| team = Oregon Ducks

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific-10 Conference

| short_conf = Pac-10

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Rich Brooks

| hc_year = 11th

| off_coach = Bob Toledo

| oc_year = 5th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Denny Schuler

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain = Anthony Newman

| captain2 = Jeff Stefanick

| stadium = Autzen Stadium

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1987

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| time = 11:00 am

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| tv =

| score = 10-7

| attend = 40,521

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| time = 10:30 am

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| tv =

| score = 14–24

| attend = 89,882

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = San Diego State

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| tv =

| score = 25–20

| attend = 31,573

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Washington

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 29–22

| attend = 44,421

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| tv =

| score = 34–27

| attend = 39,587

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = UCLA

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 10–41

| attend = 53,320

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| tv =

| score = 10–13

| attend = 38,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| tv =

| score = 6–20

| attend = 37,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = KEZI

| score = 17–37

| attend = 69,932

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Martin Stadium

| site_cityst = Pullman, WA

| tv =

| score = 31–17

| attend = 14,089

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Autzen Stadium

| site_cityst = Eugene, OR

| gamename = Civil War

| tv =

| score = 44–0

| attend = 43,157

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1987 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oregon/1987-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=September 4, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1987 Football Schedule |url=https://goducks.com/sports/football/schedule/1987 |publisher=University of Oregon Athletics |access-date=September 4, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Oregon Football Record Book |url=https://goducks.com/documents/2023/8/24/2023_Oregon_Football_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=University of Oregon Athletics |page=44 |access-date=September 4, 2023 }}

Game summaries

=Ohio State=

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|title=Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes

|date=September 19, 1987

|time=1:30 p.m.

|road=Oregon

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=14

|home=Ohio St

|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=14 |H4=7

|stadium=Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

|attendance=89,882

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|74|F|C}}

|referee=Jerry Hendrickson

|TV=

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1987-2-Oregon.pdf Box Score]

|scoring=

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.

|stats=

;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

}}

Personnel

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|offensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Randy|last=Willhite|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Brett|last=Zaharie|pos=RB}}

|defensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Matt|last=Brock|pos=DL}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Bjarne|last=Jensen|pos=LB}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Mark|last=Kearns|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Scott|last=Kozak|pos=LB}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Chris|last=Oldham|pos=DB}}

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Brett|last=Young|pos=DB}}

|special_teams_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jan|last=Cespedes|pos=P}}

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|head_coach=

Rich Brooks

|asst_coach=

Bob Toledo (OC)

}}

Team players drafted into the NFL

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" \| Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Anthony Newman	Defensive back	2	35	Los Angeles Rams
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Rollin Putzier	Defensive tackle	4	88	Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor="" \| J. J. Birden	Wide receiver	8	215	Cleveland Browns
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{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm?redir |title=1988 NFL Draft |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=November 17, 2013}}

References

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