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Fresno State

PCAA · 1987 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–3 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–7–1L 24–41
3Week 3 · Sep 15WESTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 20–17
4Week 4 · Sep 22UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 0–17
6Week 6 · Oct 6Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 30–7
7Week 7 · Oct 13SOUTHERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 35–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 16–20
9Week 9 · Oct 27Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–7L 22–23
10Week 10 · Nov 3UNLVH2HIND PCAA5–6W 45–10
11Week 11 · Nov 10CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA6–6W 21–17
12Week 12 · Nov 17Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6L 13–17
13Week 13 · Nov 24New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA2–9W 34–10

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
3.451
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-7
-24+17
  • CAL State Fullerton +6
  • UNLV +5
  • Long Beach State +4
  • New Mexico State +2
  • UCLA -2
  • San José State -2
  • Utah State -6
  • Washington State -7
  • Pacific -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 #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 40thBetter than 72%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W2#50Post-Season W3#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+3
-17
+23
+35
-4
-1
+35
+4
-4
+24

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

Final Rank by Season
#191982#591983#651984#91985#231986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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