1987 Washington Huskies football team

1987 Washington Huskies football

1987 Independence Bowl, W 24-12 vs. Tulane
Conference	Pacific-10
1987 record	7-4-1 (4-3-1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (13th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright
MVP	David Rill
Home stadium	Husky Stadium

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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 13th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7-4-1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 295 to 254.^[1] David Rill was selected as the team's most valuable player. Rill, Chris Chandler, Darryl Franklin, Brian Habib were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Stanford	#13	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 31–21	73,676
September 12	Purdue*	#12	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–10	70,492
September 19	at Texas A&M*	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 12–29	58,178
September 26	College of Pacific*	#18	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 31–3	69,605
October 3	at Oregon	#16	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	L 22–29	44,421
October 10	#13 Arizona State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 27–14	73,883
October 17	USC		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 23–37	71,678
October 31	Oregon State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 28–12	66,392
November 7	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	T 21–21	50,021
November 14	at #7 UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	L 14–47	70,332
November 21	Washington State		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 34–19	74,038
December 19	vs. Tulane*		Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 24–12	41,683
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ "Washington Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

Washington Huskies football

Venues	Various (1889–1894) Denny Field (1895–1920) CenturyLink Field (2011–2012) Husky Stadium (1920–2011, 2013–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Oregon Washington State (Apple Cup)

Culture & lore	Dubs Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" Husky Marching Band Quarterback U The Wave Loudest CFB Stadium

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Notable players

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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