# 1987 Oregon Ducks football team

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 FieldBoulder, CO | | W 10-7 | 40,521 |
| September 19 | 10:30 am | at No. 5 Ohio State* | | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | L 14–24 | 89,882 |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | San Diego State* | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | W 25–20 | 31,573 |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 16 Washington | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | | W 29–22 | 44,421 |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | USC | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | W 34–27 | 39,587 |
| October 17 | 12:30 pm | at No. 9 UCLA | No. 16 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | L 10–41 | 53,320 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Stanford | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | | L 10–13 | 38,500 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | California | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | L 6–20 | 37,500 |
| November 7 | 4:00 pm | at Arizona State | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | KEZI | L 17–37 | 69,932 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Washington State | | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | | W 31–17 | 14,089 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | Oregon State | | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (Civil War) | | W 44–0 | 43,157 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Ohio State

| Quarter | 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 |