1987 Utah State
5–6 (4–3 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Chuck Shelton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 25–6Nov 7
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at 2Nebraska | L 12–56 | 12% |
| Sep 12 | at Kentucky | L 0–41 | 25% |
| Sep 26 | vsCal State Fullerton | L 11–30 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | at BYU | L 24–45 | 17% |
| Oct 10 | at UNLV | L 27–28 | 23% |
| Oct 17 | vsPacific | W 17–13 | 50% |
| Oct 24 | at Utah | W 41–36 | 28% |
| Oct 31 | vs San José State | L 14–24 | 20% |
| Nov 7 | at New Mexico State | W 25–6 | 55% |
| Nov 14 | vs Fresno State | W 17–13 | 31% |
| Nov 21 | atLong Beach State | W 17–14 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Long Beach State 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–306
- Coach
- Chuck Shelton
- Elo
- 1410 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.5 No. 86 of 101; offense No. 83, defense No. 82
- SRS
- −16.6 No. 95 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Brian Billick
- Defensive coordinator
- Fred Bleil
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San José State | 7–0 | 10–2 | |
| Fresno State | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| UNLV | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
 Utah State | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Pacific | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Long Beach State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.