The East Carolina Pirates were 5-6 in 1987.
| 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 | 229 | 3,768 | 746 | 5.1 | 2,352 | 534 | 4.4 | 1,416 | 212 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 64th | 63rd | 87th | 46th | 28th | 32nd | 27th | 82nd | 83rd | 57th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 330 | 4,502 | 5.8 | 2,110 | 507 | 4.2 | 2,392 | 272 | 8.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 89th | 85th | 93rd | 74th | 67th | 73rd | 88th | 31st | 102nd | ||||||||||
Net | -101 | -734 | +746 | -0.7 | +242 | +27 | +0.2 | -976 | -60 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 88th | 81st | 87th | 84th | 44th | 42nd | 48th | 95th | 76th | 95th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |