1987 Pacific

4–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Cope.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1987, game by game: lost at California 0–42; won vs. Sacramento State 31–7; lost at No. 15 Arizona State 12–31; lost at No. 18 Washington 3–31; won vs. New Mexico State 23–7; lost vs. Long Beach State 6–9; lost at Utah State 13–17; won vs. Fresno State 23–22; lost at San José State 17–42; won at Cal State Fullerton 22–14; lost at UNLV 24–30+24−42Lost 0–42 at California-42CaliforniaWon 31–7 vs. Sacramento State+24Sacramento StateLost 12–31 at No. 15 Arizona State-19No. 15 Arizona StateLost 3–31 at No. 18 Washington-28No. 18 WashingtonWon 23–7 vs. New Mexico State+16New Mexico StateLost 6–9 vs. Long Beach State-3Long Beach StateLost 13–17 at Utah State-4Utah StateWon 23–22 vs. Fresno State+1Fresno StateLost 17–42 at San José State-25San José StateWon 22–14 at Cal State Fullerton+8Cal State Fulle…Lost 24–30 at UNLV-6UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 30–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠252
Coach
Bob Cope
Elo
1372 −29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.0 No. 99 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
San José State7–⁠010–⁠2
Fresno State4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal State Fullerton4–⁠36–⁠6
UNLV4–⁠35–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠35–⁠6
Pacific3–⁠44–⁠7
Long Beach State2–⁠54–⁠7
New Mexico State0–⁠72–⁠9

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