American college football season
The1987 Washington Huskies football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Washington during the1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 13th season under head coachDon James, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record, finished in third place in thePacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 295 to 254.[1] David Rill was selected as the team's most valuable player. Rill,Chris Chandler, Darryl Franklin,Brian Habib were the team captains.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Stanford | No. 13 | | W 31–21 | 73,676 | [2] |
| September 12 | Purdue* | No. 12 | | W 28–10 | 70,492 | [3] |
| September 19 | atTexas A&M* | No. 10 | | L 12–29 | 58,178 | [4] |
| September 26 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 18 | | W 31–3 | 69,605 | [5] |
| October 3 | atOregon | No. 16 | | L 22–29 | 44,421 | [6] |
| October 10 | No. 13Arizona State | | | W 27–14 | 73,883 | [7] |
| October 17 | USC | | | L 23–37 | 71,678 | [8] |
| October 31 | Oregon State | | | W 28–12 | 66,392 | [9] |
| November 7 | atArizona | | | T 21–21 | 50,021 | [10] |
| November 14 | at No. 7UCLA | | | L 14–47 | 70,332 | [11] |
| November 21 | Washington State | | | W 34–19 | 74,038 | [12] |
| December 19 | vs.Tulane* | | | W 24–12 | 41,683 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arizona St | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Washington | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
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| 1987 Washington Huskies football team roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Offense | Defense | Special teams| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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| PK | 5 | Brandy Brownlee | Sr | | P | 37 | Eric Canton | Fr |
| - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt
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Five Huskies were selected in the1988 NFL draft.
- ^"Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)".College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived fromthe original on December 22, 2015. RetrievedDecember 14, 2015.
- ^"Chandler helps UW pass first test".The Bellingham Herald. September 6, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Huskies spoils Akers' fun in debut".The Republic. September 13, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Aggies upset Washington".Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"A 31–3 winner – and angry".The News Tribune. September 27, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Oregon pulls shocker over Huskies".The Idaho Statesman. October 4, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"UW wins a big one over ASU".The Spokesman-Review. October 11, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Trojans go to the tailback".The Enterprise. October 18, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Washington whips Oregon State".The Montana Standard. November 1, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"UW kicking game ruins Conklin's debut".The Daily Herald. November 8, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"UCLA routs Washington, and gears up for the Trojan wars".The Enterprise. November 15, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Washington wins 'Apple Bowl'".The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 22, 1987. RetrievedMay 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Washington rides defense to bowl win".The Spokesman-Review. December 20, 1987. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Jan-07.
- ^"Matchups".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. October 3, 1987. p. 4C.
- ^"Husky roster".Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1987. p. B2.
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National championship seasons in bold |