1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1987
Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 12at
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
  • W 21–770,060
    September 19
    Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
  • W 31–1270,091
    September 26No. 2 Nebraska*No. 12
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    L 28–3571,264
    October 3UTEP*No. 13
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 35–16
    October 10at WashingtonNo. 13L 14–2773,883
    October 17Washington State
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 38–770,341
    October 24at Oregon StateW 30–21
    October 31No. 7 UCLA
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    L 34–3170,754
    November 7Oregon
    • Sun Devil Stadium
    • Tempe, AZ
    W 37–1769,932
    November 14at CaliforniaL 20–38
    November 28Arizona
    T 24–24
    December 30vs. Air Force*W 33–2833,261
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from
      Coaches' Poll
      released prior to the game

    Roster

    1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 84 Aaron Cox Sr
    QB 7 Daniel Ford Jr
    WR 85 Chris Garrett Jr
    RB 12 Darryl Harris Sr
    WR 17 Tony Johnson So
    QB 10 Paul Justin Fr
    OL 65 Todd Kalis Jr
    OL 66 Scott Kirby Jr
    G 62 Randall McDaniel Jr
    QB 11 John Walker Jr
    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 Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
    2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
    3. ^ "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.