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Washington State

PAC · 1987 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
9th
1–5 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
107
1917–2026
All-Time Record
515–562–38
0.479 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1917, 1930
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 16
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 18 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5W 41–24
3Week 3 · Sep 15Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC10–3W 43–28
4Week 4 · Sep 22Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–4L 18–44
5Week 5 · Sep 29Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–4L 17–26
7Week 7 · Oct 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–6L 7–44
8Week 8 · Oct 20Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC7–4–1L 7–38
9Week 9 · Oct 27Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC4–4–3W 45–28
10Week 10 · Nov 3USCH2HPAC8–4L 7–42
12Week 12 · Nov 17Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–5L 17–31
13Week 13 · Nov 24Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–4–1L 19–34
14Week 14 · Dec 1California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–6–2T 17–17

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
4.507
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-31+20
  • Wyoming +10
  • Fresno State +6
  • Arizona +4
  • California 0
  • Michigan -4
  • Colorado -4
  • Arizona State -4
  • USC -4
  • Washington -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 #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 83rdBetter than 40%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W3#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+17
+15
-26
-9
-37
-31
+17
-35
-14
-15
0

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

Final Rank by Season
#871982#371983#461984#601985#751986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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