1987 Oregon Ducks football team

1987 Oregon Ducks football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Toledo (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Schuler (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 UCLA + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 USC + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 1211:00 amat Colorado*
W 10–740,521[1]
September 1910:30 amat No. 5 Ohio State*
L 14–2489,882[2]
September 261:00 pmSan Diego State*
W 25–2031,573[3]
October 31:00 pmNo. 16 Washington
W 29–2244,421[4]
October 101:00 pmUSC
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
W 34–2739,587[5]
October 1712:30 pmat No. 9 UCLANo. 16
ABCL 10–4153,320[6]
October 241:00 pmat Stanford
L 10–1338,500[7]
October 311:00 pmCalifornia
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
L 6–2037,255[8]
November 74:00 pmat Arizona State
KEZIL 17–3769,932[9]
November 141:00 pmat Washington State
W 31–1714,089[10]
November 211:00 pmOregon State
W 44–043,157[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[12][13][14]

Game summaries

Ohio State

See also: 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oregon 0 0 01414
Ohio St 0 3 14724

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

Roster

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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

[15]

References

  1. ^ "Ducks get tough, upset Colorado". The Sunday Oregonian. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucks topple Ducks". The Newark Advocate. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Curt Holbreich (September 27, 1987). "SDSU grounded by penalty, Oregon comeback". The Los Angeles Times (San Diego County ed.). p. III-1. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oregon pulls shocker over Huskies". The Idaho Statesman. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oregon shows USC who real contender is, 34–27". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UCLA uses punt decoy to gun down Ducks 41–10". Tri-City Herald. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Muster sparks Cardinal". The Press-Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "California humbles U.O., 20–6". The Bulletin. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sun Devils dominate Ducks". The Columbian. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mistakes unravel WSU in 31–17 loss to Oregon". The Daily Herald. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Once more, UO wins the War". The Sunday Oregonian. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1987 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "1987 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.