1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Freedom Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Air Force

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 20
Record| 7–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* John Cooper (3rd season)

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

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 USC \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 9 UCLA \+  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 1
No. 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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in 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]

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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 12| at Illinois*| No. 15|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 21–7| 70,060
September 19| Pacific (CA)*| No. 15|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 31–12| 70,091
September 26| No. 2 Nebraska*| No. 12|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 28–35| 71,264
October 3| UTEP*| No. 13|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 35–16|
October 10| at Washington| No. 13|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| L 14–27| 73,883
October 17| Washington State| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 38–7| 70,341
October 24| at Oregon State| |

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| W 30–21|
October 31| No. 7 UCLA| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 34–31| 70,754
November 7| Oregon| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 37–17| 69,932
November 14| at California| |

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| L 20–38|
November 28| Arizona| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)

| T 24–24|
December 30| vs. Air Force*| |

* Anaheim Stadium
* Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)

| W 33–28| 33,261

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

## Roster[edit]

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `84` | Aaron Cox | Sr
QB | `7` | Daniel Ford | Jr
WR | `85` | Chris Garrett | Jr
RB | `12` | Darryl Harris | Sr
WR | `17` | Tony Johnson | So
QB | `10` | Paul Justin | Fr
OL | `65` | Todd Kalis | Jr
OL | `66` | Scott Kirby | Jr
G | `62` | Randall McDaniel | Jr
QB | `11` | John Walker | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `25` | Eric Allen | Sr
DL | `93` | Trace Armstrong | Sr
DB | `26` | Robby Boyd | Jr
LB | `36` | Greg Clark | Sr
DB | `18` | Lynn James | So
DL | `97` | Shawn Patterson | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `6` | Mike Schuh | Jr

Head coach

* John Cooper

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

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.

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Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1897–1926)
* Irish Field (1927–1935)
* Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957)
* Mountain America Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arizona

Culture & lore|

* Sparky the Sun Devil
* "Maroon & Gold"
* Marching band
* Stomp the Bus

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* NFL draftees
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