Pittsburgh
FBSI · 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 · 1 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 1 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Pittsburgh head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 27–17 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | W 34–0 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | L 21–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 6–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 10–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 30–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 10–6 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0–1 | L 10–24 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 17–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 10–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H |  MAC | 7–4 | W 28–5 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 27–32 |
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).
- BYU +9
- Notre Dame +8
- Penn State +8
- Kent State +7
- West Virginia +6
- Rutgers +6
- NC State +4
- Navy +2
- Syracuse 0
- Texas -5
- Boston College -6
- Temple -8
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 -6
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.