Stanford

PAC · 1987 Season · Final

Season

Struggling −

Record

5–6

0.455 Win %

Conference

7th

4–4 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

106

1918–2026

All-Time Record

604–498–34

0.547 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1940

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 3 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 27

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
Divisional Era · 26 seasons
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons · 2 Top 10
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1987 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 8	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	7–4–1	L 21–31
4	Week 4 · Sep 22	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	IND B8	7–4	L 17–31
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H	IND PCAA	10–2	L 17–24
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	UCLA H2H	PAC	10–2	L 0–49
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	3–7–1	W 44–7
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2H	IND WAC	5–7	W 44–40
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Oregon (OREGON)H2H	PAC	6–5	W 13–10
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	PAC	4–4–3	L 13–23
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	USC H2H	PAC	8–4	L 24–39
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 38–7
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	3–6–2	W 31–7

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

3.487

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-1

-20+19

Oregon +6
San Diego State +5
Washington State +3
California +3
Oregon State +2
San José State -2
UCLA -2
Washington -4
Colorado -4
Arizona -4
USC -4

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 #51Better than 64%

Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-10

-14

-7

-49

+37

-10

-15

+31

+24

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.