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WAC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare BYU head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 17–27 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 22–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 12–33 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2H | IND WAC | 0–11 | W 45–25 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 45–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Wyoming (WYOMING)H2H | IND WAC | 10–3 | L 27–29 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 16–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 24–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 38–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  UTEPH2H | IND WAC | 7–4 | W 37–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Utah (UTAH)H2H | IND WAC | 5–7 | W 21–18 |
| 15 | Regular Season Final · Dec 8 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 1–11 | W 30–26 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | L 16–22 |
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).
- Air Force +9
- Texas +7
- UTEP +7
- Utah State +5
- Hawai'i +5
- San Diego State +5
- Utah +5
- Colorado State +1
- New Mexico 0
- Wyoming -3
- Pittsburgh -4
- Virginia -4
- TCU -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.692 Win % · Change 2
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.