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1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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The 1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CoachesNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
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1987 Indiana Hoosiers football
Peach Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (4th season)
MVPErnie Jones
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
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1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan State $7–0–19–2–1
No. 16 Iowa6–2–010–3–0
Indiana6–2–08–4–0
No. 19 Michigan5–3–08–4–0
Ohio State4–4–06–4–1
Minnesota3–5–06–5–0
Purdue3–5–03–7–1
Illinois2–5–13–7–1
Northwestern2–6–02–8–1
Wisconsin1–7–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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In their season opener against Rice, Anthony Thompson rushed for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns en route to a 35–13 Indiana win.[1] However, in what was the renewal of their rivalry against Kentucky, the Hoosiers lost 34–15 at Lexington.[2] Indiana rebounded from their loss to the Wildcats with a five-game winning streak. After a win over Missouri, Indiana defeated Northwestern to open their conference schedule behind a 170-yard, and two touchdown performance by Thompson.[3] The next week, the Hoosiers traveled to Columbus to play No. 9 Ohio State, and for the first time since 1951 Indiana defeated the Buckeyes in their 31–10 upset victory.[4]

Indiana followed their upset with a win at Minnesota after Chip Lohmiller missed what would have been a game-winning field goal in the final minutes for the Gophers.[5] The Hoosiers then returned to Bloomington where they defeated Michigan for the first time since the 1967 season to move into first place in the Big Ten standings.[6] After their win over the Wolverines, Indiana was ranked No. 11, however they went on to split their final four games with losses against Iowa and Michigan State and victories over Illinois and Purdue and finished the regular season tied for second in conference with an overall record of eight wins and three losses.[7]

In November, the Hoosiers accepted an invitation to play in the Peach Bowl against Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference[8] Against the Volunteers, Indiana fell behind by a score of 21–3. However, the Hoosiers rallied and took a 22–21 lead in the fourth quarter only to fall 27–22 after Tennessee scored a late touchdown.[9]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Rice*
W 35–1338,132[10]
September 19at Kentucky*
L 15–3457,924[11]
September 26Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 20–1741,145[12]
October 3Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 35–1838,553[13]
October 10at No. 9 Ohio State
W 31–1090,032[14]
October 16at MinnesotaNo. 20
W 18–1760,340[15]
October 24No. 20 MichigandaggerNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–1051,240[16]
October 31at IowaNo. 11
L 21–2967,700[17]
November 7IllinoisNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
W 34–2250,026[18]
November 14at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 16
ABCL 3–2776,411[19]
November 21PurdueNo. 20
W 35–1451,951[20]
January 2, 1988vs. No. 17 Tennessee*
MizlouL 22–2758,737[21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 27 Ernie Jones
G 75 Eric Moore
QB 11 Dave Schnell
RB 32 Anthony Thompson Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 48 Van Waiters
NG 49 Larry Luther
DT 95 Walt Harris
DT 55 Dan Baure
DT 54 Doug Schlereth
NG 91 Jim Sams
LB 35 Joe Huff
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 12 Dan Stryzinski
K 10 Pete Stoyanovich Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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1988 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Eric MooreOffensive guard110New York Giants
Van WaitersLinebacker377Cleveland Browns
Ernie JonesWide receiver7179Phoenix Cardinals
Eric HickersonDefensive back10259New York Giants

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