1987 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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. Indiana was invited to the Peach Bowl, where they lost to Tennessee. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

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)
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 52,324)
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –19 –2 –1
No. 16 Iowa 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
Indiana 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 19 Michigan 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Ohio State 4 –4 –06 –4 –1
Minnesota 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –03 –7 –1
Illinois 2 –5 –13 –7 –1
Northwestern 2 –6 –02 –8 –1
Wisconsin 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2] However, in what was the renewal of their rivalry against Kentucky, the Hoosiers lost 34–15 at Lexington.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

In November, the Hoosiers accepted an invitation to play in the Peach Bowl against Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference[9] 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.[10]

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 State
W 31–1090,032
October 16at MinnesotaNo. 20
W 18–1760,340
October 24No. 20 MichigandaggerNo. 15
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 14–1051,240
October 31at IowaNo. 11
L 21–2967,700
November 7IllinoisNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–2250,026
November 14at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 16
ABCL 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

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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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References
  1. 2012 Indiana Football Record Book (PDF). Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Athletics Media Relations Department. 2012. p. 88. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. "Indiana has easy time in victory over Rice". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. September 13, 1987. p. 5C. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. "Kentucky blasts Indiana, 34–15". The Toledo Blade. Associated Press. September 20, 1987. p. D2. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. "Hoosiers take high road, low road to thump Wildcats". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. October 4, 1987. p. 9B. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  5. "After 36 years, Indiana finally beats Ohio State". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. October 11, 1987. p. B5. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  6. "Schnell leads Indiana; Minnesota loses first". The Pittsburgh Press. Associated Press. October 17, 1987. p. C3. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  7. Alfano, Peter (October 25, 1987). "Historic day for surging Hoosiers". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  8. Barhnart, Tony (January 2, 1988). "Indiana has point to prove against Tennessee". The Miami News. p. 12B. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  9. "Tennessee, Indiana in the Peach Bowl". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. November 17, 1987. p. D4. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  10. "Tennessee overcomes mistakes for 27–22 victory in Peach Bowl". The Toledo Blade. Associated Press. January 3, 1988. p. E2. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  11. "1987 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  12. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
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