The Houston Cougars were 4-6-1 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 | 284 | 4,041 | 765 | 5.3 | 776 | 266 | 2.9 | 3,265 | 499 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 35th | 46th | 75th | 32nd | 102nd | 103rd | 88th | 8th | 5th | 61st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 292 | 4,634 | 5.2 | 1,696 | 487 | 3.5 | 2,938 | 404 | 7.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 74th | 90th | 65th | 39th | 52nd | 30th | 101st | 102nd | 72nd | ||||||||||
Net | -8 | -593 | +765 | +0.1 | -920 | -221 | -0.6 | +327 | +95 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 59th | 75th | 75th | 46th | 83rd | 101st | 65th | 37th | 18th | 71st |
| 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 |