Auburn
SEC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Auburn head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 31–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 1–9–1 | W 49–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2–1 | T 20–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 20–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 48–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 20–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 38–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–6 | W 29–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 6–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | W 27–11 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | W 10–0 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0–1 | T 16–16 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Georgia +9
- Texas +7
- Alabama +7
- Florida +6
- North Carolina +5
- Vanderbilt +4
- Mississippi State +4
- Georgia Tech +2
- Kansas +1
- Tennessee 0
- Syracuse 0
- Florida State -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.