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1987 Year Summary
National Champion: Miami (FL) (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Tim Brown (Notre Dame)
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Dick MacPherson (Syracuse)
AP Preseason #1: Oklahoma ▪ AP Final #1: Miami (FL)
Conference Summary
Sorted by SRS
| Overall | Bowls | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Conference | Schs | G | W | L | T | Pct | G | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | Pre | Final | Champion |
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | 10 | 117 | 67 | 46 | 4 | .590 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 8.47 | 5.13 | 5 | 4 | Auburn |
| 2 | Pacific-10 Conference | 10 | 114 | 55 | 51 | 8 | .518 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 5.32 | 4.87 | 4 | 3 | Southern California UCLA |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 115 | 58 | 52 | 5 | .526 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.36 | 3.07 | 3 | 3 | Michigan State |
| 4 | Big Eight Conference | 8 | 91 | 47 | 42 | 2 | .527 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.66 | 2.08 | 2 | 3 | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Southwest Conference | 8 | 92 | 49 | 41 | 2 | .543 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.61 | 1.59 | 2 | 1 | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.56 | 2.68 | 1 | 1 | Clemson |
| 7 | Independent | 24 | 273 | 142 | 127 | 4 | .527 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 1.02 | 0.20 | 4 | 5 | |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference | 9 | 109 | 51 | 58 | 0 | .468 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | -3.51 | -2.71 | 0 | 0 | Wyoming |
| 9 | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | 8 | 90 | 42 | 48 | 0 | .467 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -8.16 | -6.37 | 0 | 0 | San Jose State |
| 10 | Mid-American Conference | 9 | 100 | 45 | 53 | 2 | .460 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -10.95 | -9.15 | 0 | 0 | Eastern Michigan |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Conf | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (FL) | Ind | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Florida State | Ind | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Syracuse | Ind | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Louisiana State | SEC | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Nebraska | Big 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Auburn | SEC | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 17 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| UCLA | Pac-10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Texas A&M | SWC | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Clemson | ACC | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Georgia | SEC | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
| South Carolina | Ind | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||
| Iowa | Big Ten | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | Ind | 18 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| Southern California | Pac-10 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | Big Ten | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | ||||||||
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 20 | |||||||||
| School | Conf | 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 |
| Alabama | SEC | 19 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| Arkansas | SWC | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 20 | |||||||||
| Florida | SEC | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
| Indiana | Big Ten | 20 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
| Oregon | Pac-10 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Penn State | Ind | 11 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Pittsburgh | Ind | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Washington | Pac-10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 |
Award Winners
Consensus All-America Teams
* unanimous selection
|
Offense Don McPherson*, QB, Syracuse Craig Heyward, RB, Pittsburgh Lorenzo White, RB, Michigan State Tim Brown*, WR, Notre Dame Wendell Davis, WR, Louisiana State Keith Jackson*, TE, Oklahoma Nacho Albergamo*, OL, Louisiana State Dave Cadigan, OL, Southern California John Elliott, OL, Michigan Mark Hutson*, OL, Oklahoma Randall Mcdaniel, OL, Arizona State David Treadwell, K, Clemson |
Defense Ted Gregory, DL, Syracuse Chad Hennings*, DL, Air Force Tracy Rocker, DL, Auburn John Roper, DL, Texas A&M Daniel Stubbs*, DL, Miami (FL) Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn Dante Jones, LB, Oklahoma Chris Spielman*, LB, Ohio State Bennie Blades*, DB, Miami (FL) Chuck Cecil, DB, Arizona Rickey Dixon, DB, Oklahoma Deion Sanders*, DB, Florida State Tom Tupa*, P, Ohio State |
Year Leaders
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