1987 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1987 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Stanley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Bennett (1st season)
MVPAnthony Hardy
Captains
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 16 Iowa 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Indiana 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Illinois 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 12 Washington*
L 10–2870,492[1]
September 19Louisville*
T 22–2263,125[2]
September 26No. 8 Notre Dame*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 20–4468,528[3]
October 3at Minnesota
L 19–2149,376[4]
October 10Illinois
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
W 9–359,483[5]
October 17No. 17 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 17–2066,501[6]
October 24at Iowa
L 14–3867,700[7]
October 31Wisconsin
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 49–1460,267[8]
November 7at No. 15 Michigan State
L 3–4576,933[9]
November 14Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 20–1550,468[10]
November 21at No. 20 Indiana
L 14–3551,951[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Preseason

Jeff George transferred following the hiring of Fred Akers as head coach, who had recently been fired from Texas.

Game summaries

At Washington

Louisville

  • James Medlock 25 rushes, 126 yards

Notre Dame

At Minnesota

Illinois

  • James Medlock 33 rushes, 131 yards

Ohio State

#17 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–1–1) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 10 0320
Purdue 0 0 10717

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 17, 1987
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Overcast, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,501
  • Referee: John Nealon
  • TV: Raycom
  • Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio St Passing Tom Tupa 8/16, 174 Yds, TD
Rushing James Bryant 23 Rush, 77 Yds
Receiving Vince Workman 4 Rec, 88 Yds, TD
Purdue Passing Doug Downing 20/26, 218 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing James Medlock 17 Rush, 44 Yds
Receiving Calvin Williams 8 Rec, 107 Yds, 2 TD

At Iowa

Wisconsin

See also: 1987 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 0 7 7014
Purdue 14 14 02149

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 31
  • Game attendance: 60,267
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Game information

At Michigan State

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern 0 6 9 0 15
Purdue 14 3 0 3 20

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At Indiana

Roster

1987 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Keith Brown
RB Jerry Chaney
OL Mike Connors
OL Bruce Crites
QB Doug Downing
WR Anthony Hardy
QB Mark Mascheck
RB James Medlock
WR Todd Moore
RB Darren Myles
RB Scott Nelson
TE Dwayne O'Connor
WR Robert Oglesby
OL Jim Richmond
OL Anthony Rose
RB Jarrett Scales
WR Lance Scheib
RB Ernie Schramayr
TE Brad Schumacher
RB Jerome Sparkman
TE Kelly Turner
WR Calvin Williams So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Scott Conover
DB Cris Dishman
LB Art DuBose
DB Marc Foster
DL Bill Hitchcock
DB Steve Jackson
DB Scott Kalinoski
DL Chris Keevers
DB Derrick Kelson
DL Ken Kushner
DL Donzel Leggett
LB Keith Norman
LB Fred Strickland
DL Tony Visco
LB Jerrol Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Jonathan Briggs
P, QB Shawn McCarthy So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ "Huskies spoils Akers' fun in debut". The Republic. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mistakes costly, Purdue settles for 22–22 tie". The Kokomo Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Irish shoot down Boilers". The Republic. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue has chances but comes up short". The Indianapolis Star. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Opportunity knocks, Illini fumble". The Pantagraph. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Field goal lifts OSU over Purdue". Star Tribune. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bass score starts Fry's 'wonderful day'". Omaha World-Herald. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Purdue QBs pick apart Badgers". Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Ebling (November 9, 1987). "MSU ready to take on the Hoosiers: Everything rosy against Purdue in 45–3 victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue hangs on against Northwestern". The Kokomo Tribune. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Waiters' TD caps zany afternoon". The Sunday Courier. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  13. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
  14. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
  15. ^ "1987 Purdue Boilermakers Roster". Retrieved January 18, 2025.
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