Nebraska
B8 · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 2× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 6 seasons · 3 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Nebraska head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 5–6 | W 56–12 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 10–2 | W 42–33 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | W 35–28 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 30–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 1–9–1 | W 54–2 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 10–2 | W 35–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 0–10–1 | W 56–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 5–6 | W 42–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 42–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 7–17 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4 | W 24–7 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 28–31 |
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).
- UCLA +10
- Oklahoma State +10
- South Carolina +8
- Arizona State +7
- Colorado +7
- Utah State +5
- Missouri +5
- Iowa State +3
- Kansas +1
- Kansas State 0
- Oklahoma -1
- Florida State -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · No change
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.