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San Diego State

WAC · 1987 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
5th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare San Diego State head-to-head · History & Eras

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8UCLAH2HPAC10–2L 14–47
3Week 3 · Sep 15Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–7W 52–34
4Week 4 · Sep 22Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC9–4L 7–49
5Week 5 · Sep 29Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 20–25
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–3L 10–52
7Week 7 · Oct 13UTEPH2HIND WAC7–4L 33–34
8Week 8 · Oct 20Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6L 40–44
9Week 9 · Oct 27Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 52–42
10Week 10 · Nov 3Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC5–7W 29–21
11Week 11 · Nov 10BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 21–38
12Week 12 · Nov 17Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–11W 26–12
13Week 13 · Nov 24New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC0–11W 53–30

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.303
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-13
-28+15
  • Utah +5
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Long Beach State +4
  • Colorado State +1
  • New Mexico 0
  • UCLA -2
  • Wyoming -3
  • Air Force -4
  • UTEP -4
  • BYU -4
  • Oregon -5
  • Stanford -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #70Better than 50%
Win % Place 69thBetter than 50%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W1#69Post-Season W2#70Post-Season W3#70Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-33
+18
-42
-5
-42
-1
-4
+10
+8
-17
+14
+23

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#401982#921983#641984#531985#271986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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