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Colorado

B8 · 1987 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
684–531–35
0.561 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1990
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 7–10
4Week 4 · Sep 22Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6W 31–17
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1W 26–17
6Week 6 · Oct 6Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–11W 29–16
7Week 7 · Oct 13Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 17–42
8Week 8 · Oct 20Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–9–1W 35–10
9Week 9 · Oct 27Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 6–24
10Week 10 · Nov 3Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 42–10
11Week 11 · Nov 10Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–6W 27–10
13Week 13 · Nov 24Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–10–1W 41–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 7–24

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
2.604
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+8
-10+18
  • Stanford +5
  • Missouri +5
  • Washington State +3
  • Iowa State +3
  • Colorado State +1
  • Kansas +1
  • Kansas State 0
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Nebraska -2
  • Oregon -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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.636 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#33Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#34Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+14
+9
+13
-25
+25
-18
+32
+17
+41
-17

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

Final Rank by Season
#921982#801983#1001984#321985#391986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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