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.
Preseason
Jeff George transferred following the hiring of Fred Akers as head coach, who had recently been fired from Texas.
Game summaries
At Washington
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Louisville
- James Medlock 25 rushes, 126 yards
Notre Dame
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At Minnesota
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Illinois
- James Medlock 33 rushes, 131 yards
Ohio State
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
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Wisconsin
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)
|
- Purdue
- Shawn McCarthy 20/31, 333 yards
|
|
At Michigan State
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Northwestern
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Northwestern
|
0
|
6
|
9
|
0 |
15 |
Purdue
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
3 |
20 |
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At Indiana
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