The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 6-5 in 1987.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
4-4 | 6-4-1 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
2-5-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-7-1 |
| 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 | 257 | 4,222 | 770 | 5.5 | 2,651 | 535 | 5.0 | 1,571 | 235 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 52nd | 35th | 71st | 21st | 17th | 30th | 10th | 73rd | 75th | 56th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 262 | 4,131 | 5.2 | 2,019 | 483 | 4.2 | 2,112 | 310 | 6.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 62nd | 64th | 67th | 68th | 49th | 75th | 65th | 59th | 55th | ||||||||||
Net | -5 | +91 | +770 | +0.3 | +632 | +52 | +0.8 | -541 | -75 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 56th | 47th | 71st | 39th | 29th | 33rd | 33rd | 82nd | 81st | 58th |
| 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 |