1987 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results

Record: 9-2-1 (15th of 104) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP poll

Conference: Big Ten

Conference Record: 7-0-1

Coach: George Perles (9-2-1)

Points For: 241

Points/G: 20.1 (71st of 104)

Points Against: 136

Opp Pts/G: 11.3 (8th of 104)

SRS: 14.31 (11th of 104)

SOS: 6.98 (4th of 104)

Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 20-17 versus USC

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/8	9/15	9/22	9/29	10/6	10/13	10/20	10/27	11/3	11/10	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	Final
	17	17				19	14	20	15	13	11	9	9	8	8

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 7, 1987	Mon	Michigan State		(19) USC	Pac-10	W	27	13	1	0	0	W 1
2	Sep 19, 1987	Sat	(17) Michigan State	@	(9) Notre Dame	Ind	L	8	31	1	1	0	L 1
3	Sep 26, 1987	Sat	Michigan State		(6) Florida State	Ind	L	3	31	1	2	0	L 2
4	Oct 3, 1987	Sat	Michigan State	@	(17) Iowa	Big Ten	W	19	14	2	2	0	W 1
5	Oct 10, 1987	Sat	Michigan State		(12) Michigan	Big Ten	W	17	11	3	2	0	W 2
6	Oct 17, 1987	Sat	(19) Michigan State	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	W	38	0	4	2	0	W 3
7	Oct 24, 1987	Sat	(14) Michigan State		Illinois	Big Ten	T	14	14	4	2	1	T 1
8	Oct 31, 1987	Sat	(20) Michigan State	@	(15) Ohio State	Big Ten	W	13	7	5	2	1	W 1
9	Nov 7, 1987	Sat	(15) Michigan State		Purdue	Big Ten	W	45	3	6	2	1	W 2
10	Nov 14, 1987	Sat	(13) Michigan State		(16) Indiana	Big Ten	W	27	3	7	2	1	W 3
11	Nov 21, 1987	Sat	(11) Michigan State	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	W	30	9	8	2	1	W 4
12	Jan 1, 1988	Fri	(8) Michigan State	@	(16) USC	Pac-10	W	20	17	9	2	1	W 5	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)