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Utah State

PCAA · 1987 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 12–56
3Week 3 · Sep 15Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 0–41
5Week 5 · Sep 29CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA6–6L 11–30
6Week 6 · Oct 6BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 24–45
7Week 7 · Oct 13UNLVH2HIND PCAA5–6L 27–28
8Week 8 · Oct 20Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 17–13
9Week 9 · Oct 27Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–7W 41–36
10Week 10 · Nov 3San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA10–2L 14–24
11Week 11 · Nov 10New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND PCAA2–9W 25–6
12Week 12 · Nov 17Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 17–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.856
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-26+21
  • Fresno State +6
  • Utah +5
  • Pacific +4
  • Long Beach State +4
  • New Mexico State +2
  • Nebraska -2
  • San José State -2
  • BYU -4
  • Kentucky -6
  • CAL State Fullerton -6
  • UNLV -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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-44
-41
-19
-21
-1
+4
+5
-10
+19
+4
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#771982#581983#951984#861985#911986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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