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Arkansas

SWC · 1987 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 31–10
4Week 4 · Sep 22Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 30–15
5Week 5 · Sep 29Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI12–0L 7–51
6Week 6 · Oct 6TCUH2HIND SWC5–6W 20–10
7Week 7 · Oct 13Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–1W 31–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–5L 14–16
9Week 9 · Oct 27Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC4–6–1W 21–17
10Week 10 · Nov 3Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–9W 38–14
11Week 11 · Nov 10Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC6–5W 10–7
12Week 12 · Nov 17Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2L 0–14
14Week 14 · Dec 1New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC0–11W 43–25
15Regular Season Final · Dec 8Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC5–7W 38–20
19Final · Jan 5Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC9–3L 17–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.129
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-10+34
  • Texas Tech +6
  • Baylor +6
  • TCU +5
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Houston +4
  • Ole Miss +3
  • Tulsa +3
  • Rice +2
  • Miami 0
  • New Mexico 0
  • Texas A&M -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Texas -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.692 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+15
-44
+10
+31
-2
+4
+24
+3
-14
+18
+18
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#151982#481983#281984#141985#131986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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