Tulane
FBSI · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tulane head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | L 40–42 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 25–12 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 24–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | W 31–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 27–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | L 36–45 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 2–9 | W 57–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 14–73 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 30–19 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 38–10 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 10–1–1 | L 36–41 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 7–4–1 | L 12–24 |
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).
- Louisiana +6
- Vanderbilt +4
- Mississippi State +4
- Iowa State +3
- Ole Miss +3
- Virginia Tech +2
- Florida State -1
- LSU -1
- Washington -4
- Southern Miss -5
- Memphis -5
- Louisville -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.500 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.