| Oct 2, 1987 | BYU 45, Utah State 24 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Air Force 48, Utah 27 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 17Alabama 38, Louisiana 10 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Arizona 45, Bowling Green 7 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 13Arizona State 35, UTEP 16 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Arkansas 20, TCU 10 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 6Auburn 20, North Carolina 10 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Baylor 30, Houston 18 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Boston College 13, Pittsburgh 10 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Colorado 29, Colorado State 16 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Eastern Michigan 32, Northern Illinois 31 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Fresno State 30, Long Beach State 7 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 20Georgia 31, Ole Miss 14 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Indiana 35, Northwestern 18 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Kent State 24, Central Michigan 21 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Kentucky 28, Ohio 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 7LSU 13, 19Florida 10 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 3Miami 26, 4Florida State 25 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Miami (OH) 30, Ball State 20 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 12Michigan 49, Wisconsin 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Michigan State 19, 17Iowa 14upset | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Minnesota 21, Purdue 19 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Mississippi State 9, Memphis 6 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 2Nebraska 30, South Carolina 21 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | NC State 17, Georgia Tech 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 9Ohio State 10, Illinois 6 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 1Oklahoma 56, Iowa State 3 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Oregon 29, 16Washington 22upset | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Pacific 23, New Mexico State 7 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 14Penn State 27, Temple 13 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Rutgers 7, Duke 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | San José State 46, Cal State Fullerton 19 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | USC 48, Oregon State 14 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Southern Miss 65, Louisville 6 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Syracuse 24, Missouri 13 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 10Tennessee 38, California 12 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Texas 45, Rice 26 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Texas Tech 27, 15Texas A&M 21upset | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Tulane 27, Vanderbilt 17 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Tulsa 37, Kansas State 25 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | 11UCLA 49, Stanford 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Virginia Tech 31, Navy 11 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Wake Forest 17, Army 13 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | West Virginia 49, East Carolina 0 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Western Michigan 21, Toledo 14 | Box score |
| Oct 3, 1987 | Wyoming 52, San Diego State 10 | Box score |