1987 Stanford Cardinal football team

1987 Stanford Cardinal football
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Conference	Pac-10 Conference
1987 record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (4th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium (c. 85,500, grass)

1987 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#18 USC +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#9 UCLA +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
#20 Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arizona	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	4	–	3
California	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	6	–	2
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	at #13 Washington		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		L 21–31	73,676
September 19	at Colorado*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	KCNC	L 17–31	45,073
September 26	San Jose State*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 17–24
October 3	#11 UCLA		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 0–49	57,500
October 10	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 44–7
October 17	at San Diego State*		Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA		W 44–40
October 24	Oregon		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		W 13–10
October 31	Arizona		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA		L 13–23
November 7	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 24–39
November 14	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 38–7
November 21	California		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (90th Big Game)		W 31–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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