Rutgers
FBSI · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 10 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 9 seasons
- Pioneer Era · 22 seasons · 17 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rutgers head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 10–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–0–1 | L 3–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 19–18 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H |  ACC | 5–6 | W 7–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 21–35 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 38–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Army (ARMY)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 27–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | L 13–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 0–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | L 13–37 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 17–14 |
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).
- Kentucky +5
- Duke +5
- Boston College +5
- Army +5
- Cincinnati +4
- Temple +3
- Syracuse 0
- Penn State -4
- Pittsburgh -4
- West Virginia -6
- Vanderbilt -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.545 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.