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1987 BYU

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1987, game by game: lost vs. Pittsburgh 17–27; won at Texas 22–17; lost at TCU 12–33; won at New Mexico 45–25; won vs. Utah State 45–24; lost vs. Wyoming 27–29; won at Hawai’i 16–14; won vs. Air Force 24–13; won vs. San Diego State 38–21; won at UTEP 37–24; won vs. Utah 21–18; won vs. Colorado State 30–26; lost vs. Virginia 16–22+21−21Lost 17–27 vs. Pittsburgh-10PittsburghWon 22–17 at Texas+5TexasLost 12–33 at TCU-21TCUWon 45–25 at New Mexico+20New MexicoWon 45–24 vs. Utah State+21Utah StateLost 27–29 vs. Wyoming-2WyomingWon 16–14 at Hawai’i+2Hawai’iWon 24–13 vs. Air Force+11Air ForceWon 38–21 vs. San Diego State+17San Diego StateWon 37–24 at UTEP+13UTEPWon 21–18 vs. Utah+3UtahWon 30–26 vs. Colorado State+4Colorado StateLost 16–22 vs. Virginia-6Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsPittsburghL 17–⁠2766%
Sep 12atTexasW 22–⁠1750%
Sep 19atTCUL 12–⁠3370%
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 45–⁠2563%
Oct 2vsUtah StateW 45–⁠2483%
Oct 10vsWyomingL 27–⁠2964%
Oct 24atHawai’iW 16–⁠1445%
Oct 31vsAir ForceW 24–⁠1354%
Nov 7vsSan Diego StateW 38–⁠2169%
Nov 14atUTEPW 37–⁠2454%
Nov 21vsUtahW 21–⁠1884%
Dec 4vsColorado StateW 30–⁠2682%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaAll-American BowlL 16–⁠2265%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 22–⁠16 in the All-American Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠293
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1599 +13 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 44 of 101; offense No. 35, defense No. 56
SRS
−0.1 No. 54 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 5Rodney Thomas DBMiami Dolphins

1987 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming8–⁠010–⁠3
BYU7–⁠19–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠29–⁠4
UTEP5–⁠37–⁠4
San Diego State4–⁠45–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠7
Utah2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠71–⁠11
New Mexico0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.