The Florida State Seminoles were 10-1 in 1987. They emerged victorious over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 31 to 28, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| 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 | 450 | 5,361 | 848 | 6.3 | 2,995 | 530 | 5.7 | 2,366 | 318 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 4th | 16th | 4th | 10th | 34th | 4th | 30th | 38th | 29th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 135 | 3,016 | 4.1 | 1,453 | 422 | 3.4 | 1,563 | 310 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 11th | 13th | 19th | 11th | 29th | 11th | 59th | 3rd | ||||||||||
Net | +315 | +2,345 | +848 | +2.2 | +1,542 | +108 | +2.2 | +803 | +8 | +2.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 16th | 3rd | 10th | 20th | 5th | 12th | 47th | 6th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |