American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | at No. 12 Washington* | | L 10–28 | 70,492 |
September 19 | Louisville* | | T 22–22 | 63,125 |
September 26 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| L 20–44 | 68,526 |
October 3 | at Minnesota | | L 19–21 | 49,376 |
October 10 | Illinois | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
| W 9–3 | 59,483 |
October 17 | No. 17 Ohio State | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| L 17–20 | 66,501 |
October 24 | at Iowa | | L 14–38 | 67,700 |
October 31 | Wisconsin | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 49–14 | 60,267 |
November 7 | at No. 15 Michigan State | | L 3–45 | 76,933 |
November 14 | Northwestern | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 20–15 | 50,468 |
November 21 | at No. 20 Indiana | | L 14–35 | 51,951 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[edit]
1987 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Preseason[edit]
Jeff George transferred following the hiring of Fred Akers as head coach, who had recently been fired from Texas.
Game summaries[edit]
At Washington[edit]
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Louisville[edit]
- James Medlock 25 rushes, 126 yards
Notre Dame[edit]
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At Minnesota[edit]
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Illinois[edit]
- James Medlock 33 rushes, 131 yards
Ohio State[edit]
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 |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | OSU | PU | 1 | 5:30 | 9 | 66 | 4:10 | Ohio St | Vince Workman 36-yard touchdown reception from Tom Tupa, Matt Frantz kick good | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4:45 | 2 | 9 | 0:42 | Ohio St | Tom Tupa 6-yard touchdown run, Matt Frantz kick good | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0:22 | 8 | 47 | 1:25 | Ohio St | 18-yard field goal by Matt Frantz | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6:33 | 13 | 65 | 6:44 | Purdue | 25-yard field goal by Jonathan Briggs | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1:00 | 7 | 74 | 1:32 | Purdue | Calvin Williams 10-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good | 17 | 10 | 4 | 13:09 | 3 | 38 | 0:57 | Purdue | Calvin Williams 30-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, Jonathan Briggs kick good | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3:10 | 6 | 35 | 3:13 | Ohio St | 50-yard field goal by Matt Frantz | 20 | 17 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 20 | 17 | |
At Iowa[edit]
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Wisconsin[edit]
Game information |
- PUR - Myles 4 yard run (Briggs kick)
- PUR - Moore 34 yard pass from McCarthy (Briggs kick)
- PUR - Myles 2 yard run (Briggs kick)
- WIS - Bestor 17 yard pass from Keyes (Gregoire kick)
- PUR - Hardy 37 yard pass from Mascheck (Briggs kick)
- WIS - Artley 2 yard run (Gregoire kick)
- PUR - Hardy 42 yard pass from McCarthy (Briggs kick)
- PUR - C. Williams 9 yard pass from McCarthy (Briggs kick)
- PUR - Myles 4 yard run (Briggs kick)
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- Shawn McCarthy 20/31, 333 yards
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At Michigan State[edit]
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Northwestern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Northwestern | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
Purdue | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
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At Indiana[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 91. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 01. Retrieved 2019-Apr-10.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
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