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Iowa State

B8 · 1987 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 12–25
4Week 4 · Sep 22Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–3L 9–48
5Week 5 · Sep 29Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–3L 17–34
6Week 6 · Oct 6Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–1L 3–56
7Week 7 · Oct 13NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 39–38
8Week 8 · Oct 20Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–6L 17–42
9Week 9 · Oct 27Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–9–1W 42–28
10Week 10 · Nov 3Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–4L 10–42
11Week 11 · Nov 10Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 3–42
12Week 12 · Nov 17Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–10–1W 16–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 27–48

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
5.723
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-26
-27+1
  • Kansas +1
  • Kansas State 0
  • Oklahoma -1
  • Nebraska -2
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Iowa -3
  • Wyoming -3
  • Colorado -4
  • Tulane -6
  • Missouri -6

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 88thBetter than 36%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W2#87Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-13
-39
-17
-53
+1
-25
+14
-32
-39
+2
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#791982#781983#911984#651985#501986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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