1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 334 to 263.[1][2]
1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Freedom Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Air Force | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 20 |
1987 record | 7–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jim Colletto (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Larry Marmie (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 USC + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Arizona State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Daniel Ford with 1,756 passing yards, Darryl Harris with 948 rushing yards, and Aaron Cox with 870 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | at Illinois* | No. 15 | W 21–7 | ||
September 19 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 15 | W 31–12 | 70,091 | |
September 26 | No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 12 |
| L 28–35 | 71,264 |
October 3 | UTEP* | No. 13 |
| W 35–16 | |
October 10 | at Washington | No. 13 | L 14–27 | 73,883 | |
October 17 | Washington State |
| W 38–7 | 70,341 | |
October 24 | at Oregon State | W 30–21 | |||
October 31 | No. 7 UCLA |
| L 34–31 | 70,754 | |
November 7 | Oregon |
| W 37–17 | 69,932 | |
November 14 | at California | L 20–38 | |||
November 28 | Arizona |
| T 24–24 | ||
December 30 | vs. Air Force | W 33–28 | 33,261 | ||
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References
- "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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