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1987 San José State

10–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Claude Gilbert.

Schedule and results

San José State in 1987, game by game: won vs. Eastern Illinois 24–3; won at California 27–25; lost at Oregon State 34–36; won at Stanford 24–17; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 46–19; won vs. New Mexico State 57–6; won at Fresno State 20–16; won vs. UNLV 48–24; won at Utah State 24–14; won vs. Pacific 42–17; won vs. Long Beach State 44–16; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 27–30+51−3Won 24–3 vs. Eastern Illinois+21Eastern IllinoisWon 27–25 at California+2CaliforniaLost 34–36 at Oregon State-2Oregon StateWon 24–17 at Stanford+7StanfordWon 46–19 vs. Cal State Fullerton+27Cal State Fulle…Won 57–6 vs. New Mexico State+51New Mexico StateWon 20–16 at Fresno State+4Fresno StateWon 48–24 vs. UNLV+24UNLVWon 24–14 at Utah State+10Utah StateWon 42–17 vs. Pacific+25PacificWon 44–16 vs. Long Beach State+28Long Beach StateLost 27–30 vs. Eastern Michigan-3Eastern Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEastern IllinoisW 24–⁠388%
Sep 12atCaliforniaW 27–⁠2564%
Sep 19atOregon StateL 34–⁠3672%
Sep 26atStanfordW 24–⁠1754%
Oct 3vsCal State FullertonW 46–⁠1977%
Oct 10vsNew Mexico StateW 57–⁠692%
Oct 17atFresno StateW 20–⁠1651%
Oct 24vsUNLVW 48–⁠2482%
Oct 31atUtah StateW 24–⁠1480%
Nov 7vsPacificW 42–⁠1788%
Nov 14vsLong Beach StateW 44–⁠1686%
Dec 12Bowls & playoffvsEastern MichiganCalifornia BowlL 27–⁠3064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Michigan 30–⁠27 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 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.

Pacific Coast Athletic Association champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
417–⁠223
Coach
Claude Gilbert
Elo
1651 +66 this season
SP+ rating
8.5 No. 32 of 101; offense No. 12, defense No. 67
SRS
1.0 No. 50 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Rasnick

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 6James Saxon RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 7Mike Perez QBNew York Giants

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.