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1987 Washington

7–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Don James.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1987, game by game: won vs. Stanford 31–21; won vs. Purdue 28–10; lost at Texas A&M 12–29; won vs. Pacific 31–3; lost at Oregon 22–29; won vs. No. 13 Arizona State 27–14; lost vs. USC 23–37; won vs. Oregon State 28–12; tied at Arizona 21–21; lost at No. 5 UCLA 14–47; won vs. Washington State 34–19; won vs. Tulane 24–12+28−33Won 31–21 vs. Stanford+10StanfordWon 28–10 vs. Purdue+18PurdueLost 12–29 at Texas A&M-17Texas A&MWon 31–3 vs. Pacific+28PacificLost 22–29 at Oregon-7OregonWon 27–14 vs. No. 13 Arizona State+13No. 13 Arizona StateLost 23–37 vs. USC-14USCWon 28–12 vs. Oregon State+16Oregon StateTied 21–21 at Arizona0ArizonaLost 14–47 at No. 5 UCLA-33No. 5 UCLAWon 34–19 vs. Washington State+15Washington StateWon 24–12 vs. Tulane+12Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsStanfordW 31–⁠2167%
Sep 12vsPurdueW 28–⁠1081%
Sep 19atTexas A&ML 12–⁠2950%
Sep 26vsPacificW 31–⁠384%
Oct 3atOregonL 22–⁠2956%
Oct 10vs13Arizona StateW 27–⁠1448%
Oct 17vsUSCL 23–⁠3765%
Oct 31vsOregon StateW 28–⁠1282%
Nov 7atArizonaT 21–⁠2141%
Nov 14at5UCLAL 14–⁠4723%
Nov 21vsWashington StateW 34–⁠1978%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsTulaneIndependence BowlW 24–⁠1263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 24–⁠12 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 16

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
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 3rd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
295–⁠254
Coach
Don James
Elo
1604 −2 this season
SP+ rating
8.8 No. 31 of 101; offense No. 39, defense No. 36
SRS
4.6 No. 37 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator
Jim Lambright
Captains
Chris Chandler, Darryl Franklin, Brian Habib and David Rill
Most valuable player
David Rill

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 3Chris Chandler QBIndianapolis Colts

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1987 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1987 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCLA7–⁠110–⁠29
USC7–⁠18–⁠418
Washington4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon4–⁠46–⁠5
Stanford4–⁠45–⁠6
Arizona State3–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠120
Arizona2–⁠3–⁠34–⁠4–⁠3
California2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠6–⁠2
Washington State1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Oregon State0–⁠72–⁠9

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