TCU
SWC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare TCU head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 20–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | L 10–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 9–4 | W 33–12 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–4 | L 10–20 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 30–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 | NORTH TEXAS | Unranked | — | W 19–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 24–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6–1 | W 35–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | L 35–36 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 21–24 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 24–42 |
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
- Baylor +6
- Houston +4
- Rice +2
- Texas A&M -2
- Air Force -4
- Arkansas -4
- Texas Tech -4
- Texas -5
- Boston College -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change 1
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.