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1987 Big Eight Conference Year Summary

Record: 47-42-2, .527 W-L% (3rd of 10) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 2.66 (4th of 10) ▪ SOS: 2.08 (5th of 10)

Conference Champion: Oklahoma

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Nebraska and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State)

Standings

	Overall				Conference				Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
Oklahoma	11	1	0	.917	7	0	0	1.000	41.1	8.5	18.60	0.68
Nebraska	10	2	0	.833	6	1	0	.857	37.6	13.7	19.18	5.09
Oklahoma State	10	2	0	.833	5	2	0	.714	34.1	20.2	11.50	0.67
Colorado	7	4	0	.636	4	3	0	.571	24.4	16.4	6.55	1.18
Missouri	5	6	0	.455	3	4	0	.429	20.5	19.0	4.47	2.83
Iowa State	3	8	0	.273	2	5	0	.286	17.7	37.9	-9.63	3.37
Kansas	1	9	1	.136	0	6	1	.071	12.3	36.2	-13.22	1.33
Kansas State	0	10	1	.045	0	6	1	.071	12.3	38.3	-16.16	1.47

AP Poll Summary

School	Pre	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
Oklahoma	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3
Nebraska	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	5	5	5	6
Oklahoma State						19	12	19	17	12	17	13	12	11	11	11

3 Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1988-01-01	Fiesta Bowl	Florida State	31	Nebraska	28	Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1988-01-01	Orange Bowl	Miami (FL)	20	Oklahoma	14	Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
1987-12-25	Sun Bowl	Oklahoma State	35	West Virginia	33	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	170
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	117
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	115
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	72
5.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	60
6.	Steve Taylor (NE)	57
7.	Kevin Verdugo (KS)	52
8.	Derek DeGennaro (IAST)	37
9.	Tim Hanson (KSST)	25
10.	Sal Aunese (CO)	23
	Clete Blakeman (NE)	23

Pass Attempts

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	287
2.	Gary Swim (KSST)	235
3.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	229
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	148
5.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	137
6.	Steve Taylor (NE)	123
7.	Kevin Verdugo (KS)	112
8.	Derek DeGennaro (IAST)	73
9.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	62
10.	Tim Hanson (KSST)	57

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	59.2
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	51.1
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	48.9

Passing Yards

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	2106
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	1443
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	1304
4.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	981
5.	Steve Taylor (NE)	902
6.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	831
7.	Kevin Verdugo (KS)	569
8.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	548
9.	Sal Aunese (CO)	522
10.	Derek DeGennaro (IAST)	450

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	7.3
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	6.3
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	5.5

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	6.5
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	5.7
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	4.1

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Steve Taylor (NE)	13
	Mike Gundy (OKST)	13
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	8
4.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	7
	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	7
6.	Clete Blakeman (NE)	3
	Sal Aunese (CO)	3
	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	3
	John Stollenwerck (MO)	3
10.	Ronnie Cameron (MO)	2
	Tim Hanson (KSST)	2
	Charles Thompson* (OK)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	12
2.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	11
	Gary Swim (KSST)	11
4.	Steve Taylor (NE)	9
5.	Kevin Verdugo (KS)	7
6.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	6
	Tim Hanson (KSST)	6
	Mark Hatcher (CO)	6
9.	Derek DeGennaro (IAST)	5
	John Stollenwerck (MO)	5

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	128.2
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	108.9
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	97.4

Rush Attempts

1.	Joe Henderson (IAST)	262
2.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	251
3.	Arnold Snell (KS)	184
4.	Keith Jones (NE)	170
5.	Tony Jordan (KSST)	169
6.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	151
7.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	142
8.	Steve Taylor (NE)	130
9.	Darrell Wallace (MO)	126
10.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	124

Rushing Yards

1.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	1613
2.	Keith Jones (NE)	1232
	Joe Henderson (IAST)	1232
4.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	860
5.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	760
6.	Robert Delpino (MO)	750
7.	Lydell Carr* (OK)	714
8.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	707
9.	Tony Jordan (KSST)	692
10.	Arnold Snell (KS)	691

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Patrick Collins* (OK)	7.3
2.	Keith Jones (NE)	7.2
3.	Anthony Stafford* (OK)	6.7
4.	Robert Delpino (MO)	6.5
5.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	6.4
6.	Rotnei Anderson* (OK)	6.3
7.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	6.1
8.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	6.1
9.	Erich Kissick (CO)	6.0
10.	Lydell Carr* (OK)	5.9

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	17
2.	Keith Jones (NE)	13
3.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	10
	Charles Thompson* (OK)	10
	Anthony Stafford* (OK)	10
6.	Robert Delpino (MO)	9
	Barry Sanders (OKST)	9
8.	Lydell Carr* (OK)	8
	Patrick Collins* (OK)	8
	Steve Taylor (NE)	8

Receptions

1.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	61
2.	Dennis Ross (IAST)	53
3.	Kent Dean (KSST)	38
4.	Tom Schulting (IAST)	31
5.	John Baker (KS)	27
6.	Ronnie Williams (OKST)	26
	Eddie Bridges (IAST)	26
8.	Willie Vaughn (KS)	25
9.	Jarrod Green (OKST)	24
10.	Tony Jordan (KSST)	23

Receiving Yards

1.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	978
2.	Dennis Ross (IAST)	673
3.	Willie Vaughn (KS)	672
4.	Kent Dean (KSST)	481
5.	Tom Schulting (IAST)	443
6.	Keith Jackson* (OK)	403
7.	Rod Smith (NE)	329
8.	Eddie Bridges (IAST)	324
9.	Ronnie Williams (OKST)	304
10.	John Baker (KS)	300

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Willie Vaughn (KS)	26.9
2.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	16.0
3.	Rod Smith (NE)	15.7
4.	Tom Schulting (IAST)	14.3
5.	Dennis Ross (IAST)	12.7
6.	Kent Dean (KSST)	12.7
7.	Eddie Bridges (IAST)	12.5
8.	Mike Busch (IAST)	12.0
9.	Ronnie Williams (OKST)	11.7
10.	John Baker (KS)	11.1

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	8
2.	Tom Banderas (NE)	6
3.	Dennis Ross (IAST)	4
	Willie Vaughn (KS)	4
	Kent Dean (KSST)	4
	John Williams (KSST)	4
	Keith Jackson* (OK)	4
8.	Carl Cabbiness* (OK)	3
	Drew Ferrando (CO)	3
	Rod Smith (NE)	3
	Todd Millikan (NE)	3
	Tim Bruton (MO)	3

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Joe Henderson (IAST)	276
2.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	270
3.	Arnold Snell (KS)	195
4.	Tony Jordan (KSST)	192
5.	Keith Jones (NE)	171
6.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	156
7.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	142
8.	Darrell Wallace (MO)	137
9.	Steve Taylor (NE)	130
10.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	124

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	1797
2.	Joe Henderson (IAST)	1305
3.	Keith Jones (NE)	1235
4.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	978
5.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	860
6.	Robert Delpino (MO)	837
7.	Tony Jordan (KSST)	828
8.	Tommie Stowers (MO)	787
9.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	760
10.	Patrick Collins* (OK)	724

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	17
2.	Keith Jones (NE)	13
3.	Anthony Stafford* (OK)	11
4.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	10
	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	10
	Barry Sanders (OKST)	10
7.	Robert Delpino (MO)	9
8.	Hart Lee Dykes (OKST)	8
	Patrick Collins* (OK)	8
	Steve Taylor (NE)	8
	Lydell Carr* (OK)	8

Total Plays

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	344
2.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	313
3.	Gary Swim (KSST)	264
4.	Joe Henderson (IAST)	262
5.	Steve Taylor (NE)	253
6.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	251
7.	John Stollenwerck (MO)	214
8.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	204
9.	Arnold Snell (KS)	187
10.	Kelly Donohoe (KS)	183

Total Yards

1.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	2039
2.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	1613
3.	Steve Taylor (NE)	1561
4.	Brett Sadek (IAST)	1464
5.	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	1408
6.	Joe Henderson (IAST)	1232
	Keith Jones (NE)	1232
8.	Gary Swim (KSST)	1188
9.	Sal Aunese (CO)	1134
10.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	1048

Total Touchdowns

1.	Steve Taylor (NE)	21
2.	Thurman Thomas (OKST)	17
	Jamelle Holieway* (OK)	17
4.	Mike Gundy (OKST)	15
5.	Keith Jones (NE)	13
6.	Charles Thompson* (OK)	12
7.	Anthony Stafford* (OK)	10
8.	Robert Delpino (MO)	9
	Barry Sanders (OKST)	9
	Sal Aunese (CO)	9
	Brett Sadek (IAST)	9

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