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Western Michigan

MAC · 1987 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
62
1962–2026
All-Time Record
356–321–7
0.526 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2016
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1987 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 24–19
3Week 3 · Sep 15ILLINOIS STATEUnranked—L 6–20
4Week 4 · Sep 22Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1L 14–34
5Week 5 · Sep 29Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–6W 34–27
6Week 6 · Oct 6Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC3–7–1W 21–14
7Week 7 · Oct 13Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6L 0–17
8Week 8 · Oct 20Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4L 13–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC10–2L 17–23
10Week 10 · Nov 3Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–5–1L 27–30
11Week 11 · Nov 10Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 31–16
13Week 13 · Nov 24Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC1–10W 31–13

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
4.329
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-22+17
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Akron +4
  • Ball State +4
  • Toledo +3
  • Ohio +1
  • Eastern Michigan -2
  • Kent State -4
  • Northern Illinois -5
  • Central Michigan -5
  • Miami (OH) -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 #71Better than 49%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.455 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#73Regular Season Final#73Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#73Post-Season W3#71Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
-14
-20
+7
+7
-17
-14
-6
-3
+15
+18

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

Final Rank by Season
#281982#521983#701984#681985#841986

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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