1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Air Force
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 20
Record7–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Larry Marmie (3rd season)
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 USC + 7 1 08 4 0
No. 9 UCLA + 7 1 010 2 0
Washington 4 3 17 4 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 3 17 4 1
Oregon 4 4 06 5 0
Stanford 4 4 05 6 0
Arizona 2 3 34 4 3
California 2 3 23 6 2
Washington State 1 5 13 7 1
Oregon State 0 7 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 334 to 263. [1] [2]

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The team's statistical leaders included Daniel Ford with 1,756 passing yards, Darryl Harris with 948 rushing yards, and Aaron Cox with 870 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Illinois *No. 15W 21–770,060
September 19 Pacific (CA) *No. 15W 31–1270,091
September 26No. 2 Nebraska *No. 12
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 28–3571,264
October 3 UTEP *No. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 35–1670,372
October 10at Washington No. 13L 14–2773,883
October 17 Washington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–770,341
October 24at Oregon State W 30–21
October 31No. 7 UCLA
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 31–2370,754
November 7 Oregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–1769,932
November 14at California L 20–38
November 28 Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
T 24–2469,624
December 30vs. Air Force *W 33–2833,261
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 84 Aaron Cox Sr
QB 7Daniel FordJr
WR 85Chris GarrettJr
RB 12 Darryl Harris Sr
WR 17Tony JohnsonSo
QB 10 Paul Justin Fr
OL 65 Todd Kalis Jr
OL 66Scott KirbyJr
G 62 Randall McDaniel Jr
QB 11John WalkerJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 25 Eric Allen Sr
DL 93Trace ArmstrongSr
DB 26Robby BoydJr
LB 36Greg ClarkSr
DB 18 Lynn James So
DL 97 Shawn Patterson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 6Mike SchuhJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. "1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.