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Eastern Michigan

MAC · 1987 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
10–2
0.833 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
49
1975–2026
All-Time Record
177–362–7
0.331 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#17
1987
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8YOUNGSTOWN STATEUnranked—W 35–20
3Week 3 · Sep 15Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6W 33–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 16–17
5Week 5 · Sep 29Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4W 23–21
6Week 6 · Oct 6Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 32–31
7Week 7 · Oct 13Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–5–1L 6–16
8Week 8 · Oct 20Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 35–28
9Week 9 · Oct 27Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–6W 23–17
10Week 10 · Nov 3Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 34–16
11Week 11 · Nov 10Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–7–1W 38–9
12Week 12 · Nov 17Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 38–18
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2W 30–27

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
1.711
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
-12+45
  • San José State +10
  • Kent State +7
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Northern Illinois +5
  • Western Michigan +5
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Ball State +4
  • Toledo +3
  • Ohio +1
  • Central Michigan -5
  • Akron -7

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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
+16
-1
+2
+1
-10
+7
+6
+18
+29
+20
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1041982#1021983#971984#841985#651986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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