CFB Vibes

1987 College Football Season

1987 STANDINGS

13 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Clemson finished atop the 1987 ACC standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Clemson6–110–2CLEM 35–10 PSU
Virginia5–28–4UVA 22–16 BYU
Wake Forest4–37–4–
NC State4–34–7–
North Carolina3–45–6–
Maryland3–34–7–
Duke2–55–6–
Georgia Tech0–62–9–

BIG 8

Oklahoma finished atop the 1987 Big 8 standings at 7–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oklahoma7–011–1MIA 20–14 OU
Nebraska6–110–2FSU 31–28 NEB
Oklahoma State5–210–2OKST 35–33 WVU
Colorado4–37–4–
Missouri3–45–6–
Iowa State2–53–8–
Kansas0–6–11–9–1–
Kansas State0–6–10–10–1–

BIG SKY

Nevada and Boise State finished atop the 1987 Big Sky standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Nevada0–00–1
Boise State0–00–1

BIG TEN

Michigan State finished atop the 1987 Big Ten standings at 7–0–1 in conference play (9–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan State7–0–19–2–1MSU 20–17 USC
Iowa6–210–3IOWA 20–19 WYO
Indiana6–28–4TENN 27–22 IU
Michigan5–37–4MICH 28–24 ALA
Ohio State4–46–4–1–
Minnesota3–56–5–
Purdue3–53–7–1–
Illinois2–5–13–7–1–
Northwestern2–62–8–1–
Wisconsin1–73–8–

MAC

Eastern Michigan finished atop the 1987 MAC standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Eastern Michigan7–110–2EMU 30–27 SJSU
Kent State5–37–4–
Bowling Green5–35–6–
Miami (OH)5–35–6–
Western Michigan4–45–6–
Central Michigan3–4–15–5–1–
Ball State3–54–7–
Toledo3–4–13–7–1–
Ohio0–81–10–

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL

Missouri State finished atop the 1987 Missouri Valley Football standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State0–00–1

PACIFIC 10

UCLA finished atop the 1987 Pacific 10 standings at 7–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
UCLA7–110–2UCLA 20–16 FLA
USC7–18–4MSU 20–17 USC
Washington4–3–16–4–1WASH 24–12 TULN
Oregon4–46–5–
Stanford4–45–6–
Arizona State3–3–16–4–1ASU 33–28 AF
Arizona2–3–34–4–3–
California2–3–22–6–2–
Washington State1–5–13–7–1–
Oregon State0–72–9–

PACIFIC COAST ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

San José State finished atop the 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings at 7–0 in conference play (7–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
San José State7–07–2EMU 30–27 SJSU
Fresno State4–34–4–
Utah State4–33–5–
UNLV4–33–5–
New Mexico State0–72–6–

SEC

Auburn finished atop the 1987 SEC standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (9–1–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Auburn5–0–19–1–2SYR 16–16 AUB
LSU5–19–1–1LSU 30–13 SC
Tennessee4–1–110–2–1TENN 27–22 IU
Georgia4–29–3UGA 20–17 ARK
Alabama4–27–5MICH 28–24 ALA
Florida3–35–6UCLA 20–16 FLA
Kentucky1–55–6–
Vanderbilt1–54–7–
Mississippi State1–54–7–
Ole Miss1–53–8–

SOUTHERN

Marshall finished atop the 1987 Southern standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Marshall0–01–1
App State0–00–2

SOUTHLAND

UL Monroe finished atop the 1987 Southland standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
UL Monroe0–01–1
Texas State0–00–2
North Texas0–00–2
Sam Houston0–00–1

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1987 Southwest standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M6–110–2TA&M 35–10 ND
Arkansas5–29–4UGA 20–17 ARK
Texas5–27–5TEX 32–27 PITT
Texas Tech3–3–16–4–1–
Baylor3–46–5–
TCU3–45–6–
Houston2–4–14–6–1–
Rice0–72–9–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Wyoming finished atop the 1987 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Wyoming8–010–3IOWA 20–19 WYO
BYU7–19–4UVA 22–16 BYU
Air Force6–29–4ASU 33–28 AF
UTEP5–37–4–
San Diego State4–44–7–
Hawai'i3–54–7–
Utah2–65–7–
Colorado State1–71–11–
New Mexico0–80–11–

INDEPENDENTS

Miami finished atop the 1987 independents at 12–0.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Miami12–0MIA 20–14 OU
Florida State11–1FSU 31–28 NEB
Syracuse11–0–1SYR 16–16 AUB
Notre Dame8–4TA&M 35–10 ND
Pittsburgh8–4TEX 32–27 PITT
Penn State8–4CLEM 35–10 PSU
South Carolina8–4LSU 30–13 SC
Southern Miss6–5–
Tulane6–6WASH 24–12 TULN
West Virginia6–6OKST 35–33 WVU
Louisiana6–5–
Rutgers6–5–
Army5–6–
Northern Illinois5–4–1–
Memphis5–5–1–
East Carolina5–6–
Boston College5–6–
Cincinnati4–7–
Akron4–7–
Louisville3–7–1–
Temple3–8–
Tulsa3–8–
Virginia Tech2–9–
Navy2–9–
Louisiana Tech1–3–
Delaware0–1–
Georgia Southern0–1–
Arkansas State0–1–1–

BOWL RESULTS

18 BOWL GAMES

DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1988BowlMichigan 28, Alabama 24
Jan 2, 1988BowlTennessee 27, Indiana 22
Jan 1, 1988BowlClemson 35, Penn State 10
Jan 1, 1988BowlMichigan State 20, USC 17
Jan 1, 1988BowlSyracuse 16, Auburn 16
Jan 1, 1988BowlTexas A&M 35, Notre Dame 10
Jan 1, 1988BowlFlorida State 31, Nebraska 28
Jan 1, 1988BowlMiami 20, Oklahoma 14
Dec 31, 1987BowlLSU 30, South Carolina 13
Dec 31, 1987BowlTexas 32, Pittsburgh 27
Dec 30, 1987BowlIowa 20, Wyoming 19
Dec 30, 1987BowlArizona State 33, Air Force 28
Dec 29, 1987BowlGeorgia 20, Arkansas 17
Dec 25, 1987BowlOklahoma State 35, West Virginia 33
Dec 25, 1987BowlUCLA 20, Florida 16
Dec 22, 1987BowlVirginia 22, BYU 16
Dec 19, 1987BowlWashington 24, Tulane 12
Dec 12, 1987BowlEastern Michigan 30, San José State 27