1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1987 Indiana Hoosiers football
Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
Peach Bowl, L 22–27 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 52,324)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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
Purdue 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 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), the team was led by head coach Bill Mallory, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 6–2 in the Big Ten) and with a loss against Tennessee in the Peach Bowl.

Season recap

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. However, in what was the renewal of their rivalry against Kentucky, the Hoosiers lost 34–15 at Lexington. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

In November, the Hoosiers accepted an invitation to play in the Peach Bowl against Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference 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.

Schedule

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

1988 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Eric Moore Offensive guard 1 10 New York Giants
Van Waiters Linebacker 3 77 Cleveland Browns
Ernie Jones Wide receiver 7 179 Phoenix Cardinals
Eric Hickerson Defensive back 10 259 New York Giants

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