Michigan State
B10 · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Michigan State head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–4 | W 27–13 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 8–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 3–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Iowa (IOWA)H2H |  B10 | 10–3 | W 19–14 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 17–11 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 2–8–1 | W 38–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H | B10 | 3–7–1 | T 14–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 6–4–1 | W 13–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Purdue (PURDUE)H2H | B10 | 3–7–1 | W 45–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 27–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H | B10 | 3–8 | W 30–9 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 | USCH2H | PAC | 8–4 | W 20–17 |
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).
- Iowa +10
- USC +8
- Michigan +8
- Indiana +8
- USC +8
- Ohio State +6
- Purdue +3
- Wisconsin +3
- Northwestern +2
- Illinois 0
- Florida State -1
- Notre Dame -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.792 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.