Penn State
FBSI · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2H |  MAC | 5–6 | W 45–19 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 7–5 | L 13–24 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 41–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–17 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 27–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 35–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0–1 | L 21–48 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 25–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 21–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 0–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 21–20 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 10–35 |
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).
- Notre Dame +8
- Rutgers +6
- West Virginia +6
- Bowling Green +5
- Boston College +5
- Cincinnati +4
- Maryland +4
- Temple +3
- Syracuse 0
- Clemson -2
- Pittsburgh -4
- Alabama -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -5
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.