The Ohio State Buckeyes were 6-4-1 in 1987.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 224 | 3,584 | 746 | 4.8 | 1,668 | 480 | 3.5 | 1,916 | 266 | 7.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 68th | 78th | 87th | 70th | 64th | 59th | 70th | 57th | 67th | 40th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 181 | 3,470 | 4.5 | 1,588 | 465 | 3.4 | 1,882 | 300 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 22nd | 22nd | 27th | 40th | 28th | 36th | 51st | 35th | ||||||||||
Net | +43 | +114 | +746 | +0.3 | +80 | +15 | +0.1 | +34 | -34 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 43rd | 87th | 40th | 51st | 49th | 52nd | 49th | 66th | 29th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |