Record: 12-0, 1.000 W-L% (1st of 104) ▪ Rank: 1st in Final AP Poll
Conference: Ind
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jimmy Johnson (12-0)
PS/G: 34.3 (6th of 104) ▪ PA/G: 10.4 (2nd of 104)
SRS: 22.73 (2nd of 104) ▪ SOS: 4.98 (22nd of 104)
Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 20-14 versus Oklahoma
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1987 | Sat | (10) Miami (FL) | (20) Florida | SEC | W | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 26, 1987 | Sat | (5) Miami (FL) | @ | (10) Arkansas | SWC | W | 51 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | Little Rock, AR |
| 3 | Oct 3, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | @ | (4) Florida State | Ind | W | 26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Oct 10, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | Maryland | ACC | W | 46 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 24, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | @ | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 48 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 6 | Oct 31, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | @ | East Carolina | Ind | W | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Nov 7, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 54 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Nov 14, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | Virginia Tech | Ind | W | 27 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Nov 21, 1987 | Sat | (3) Miami (FL) | Toledo | MAC | W | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Nov 28, 1987 | Sat | (2) Miami (FL) | (10) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Dec 5, 1987 | Sat | (2) Miami (FL) | (8) South Carolina | Ind | W | 20 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1988 | Fri | (2) Miami (FL) | (1) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |