The Ball State Cardinals were 4-7 in 1987.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 5-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 4-7 | ||
3-4-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
0-8 | 1-10 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 226 | 3,928 | 782 | 5.0 | 1,944 | 482 | 4.0 | 1,984 | 300 | 6.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 53rd | 55th | 47th | 52nd | 56th | 45th | 53rd | 51st | 59th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 255 | 3,822 | 5.0 | 1,668 | 478 | 3.5 | 2,154 | 285 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 59th | 41st | 54th | 35th | 46th | 31st | 69th | 38th | 81st | ||||||||||
Net | -29 | +106 | +782 | +0.0 | +276 | +4 | +0.5 | -170 | +15 | -0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 63rd | 45th | 55th | 49th | 42nd | 54th | 38th | 60th | 44th | 75th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |