Mississippi State
SEC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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 · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 31–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–2–1 | L 10–38 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 | LOUISIANA TECH | Unranked | — | W 14–13 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H | SEC | 6–6 | L 3–38 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 9–6 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 14–18 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 9–1–2 | L 7–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 18–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | L 19–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 10–1–1 | L 14–34 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 30–20 |
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).
- Louisiana +6
- Memphis +5
- Ole Miss +3
- Auburn -1
- LSU -1
- Tennessee -2
- Southern Miss -5
- Alabama -5
- Florida -6
- Tulane -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.