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West Virginia

FBSI · 1987 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 23–3
3Week 3 · Sep 15Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–4–1L 3–24
4Week 4 · Sep 22Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–7L 20–25
5Week 5 · Sep 29Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 3–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 49–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 45–17
9Week 9 · Oct 27Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 37–16
10Week 10 · Nov 3Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 21–25
11Week 11 · Nov 10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 28–16
12Week 12 · Nov 17Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 37–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI11–0–1L 31–32
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 33–35

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
2.965
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-21+23
  • Rutgers +6
  • East Carolina +5
  • Boston College +5
  • Cincinnati +4
  • Virginia Tech +2
  • Ohio +1
  • Syracuse 0
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Ohio State -4
  • Pittsburgh -4
  • Penn State -4
  • Maryland -7

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 #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-21
-5
-3
+49
+28
+21
-4
+12
+24
-1
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#81982#91983#161984#301985#731986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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