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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 5, 1987 | Sat | (11) Penn State | | Bowling Green | MAC | W | 45 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 12, 1987 | Sat | (11) Penn State | | (19) Alabama | SEC | L | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 3 | Sep 19, 1987 | Sat | (20) Penn State | | Cincinnati | Ind | W | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 4 | Sep 26, 1987 | Sat | (15) Penn State | @ | Boston College | Ind | W | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 5 | Oct 3, 1987 | Sat | (14) Penn State | | Temple | Ind | W | 27 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 6 | Oct 10, 1987 | Sat | (14) Penn State | | Rutgers | Ind | W | 35 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 7 | Oct 17, 1987 | Sat | (10) Penn State | @ | (13) Syracuse | Ind | L | 21 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 8 | Oct 31, 1987 | Sat | (18) Penn State | | West Virginia | Ind | W | 25 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 9 | Nov 7, 1987 | Sat | (16) Penn State | @ | Maryland | ACC | W | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 10 | Nov 14, 1987 | Sat | (15) Penn State | @ | Pitt | Ind | L | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 11 | Nov 21, 1987 | Sat | Penn State | | (7) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 12 | Jan 1, 1988 | Fri | (20) Penn State | N | (14) Clemson | ACC | L | 10 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
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