American college football season
| 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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| Ranking |
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| AP | No. 20 |
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| Record | 7–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10) |
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| Head coach | |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jim Colletto (3rd season) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Marmie (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| 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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- + – Conference co-champions
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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]
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 | 70,060 |
| September 19 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 15 | | W 31–12 | 70,091 |
| September 26 | No. 2 Nebraska* | No. 12 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 28–35 | 71,264 |
| October 3 | UTEP* | No. 13 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 35–16 | |
| October 10 | at Washington | No. 13 | | L 14–27 | 73,883 |
| October 17 | Washington State | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 38–7 | 70,341 |
| October 24 | at Oregon State | | | W 30–21 | |
| October 31 | No. 7 UCLA | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 34–31 | 70,754 |
| November 7 | Oregon | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| 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 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
| 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | DB | 25 | Eric Allen | Sr | | DL | 93 | Trace Armstrong | Sr | | DB | 26 | Robby Boyd | Jr | | LB | 36 | Greg Clark | Sr | | DB | 18 | Lynn James | So | | DL | 97 | Shawn Patterson | Sr | | Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class | | P | 6 | Mike Schuh | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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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 October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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