The Northwestern Wildcats were 2-8-1 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 | 186 | 3,580 | 803 | 4.5 | 1,902 | 536 | 3.5 | 1,678 | 267 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 91st | 79th | 38th | 88th | 55th | 29th | 66th | 68th | 66th | 70th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 328 | 4,786 | 6.2 | 2,636 | 525 | 5.0 | 2,150 | 251 | 8.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 93rd | 99th | 94th | 82nd | 98th | 68th | 15th | 100th | ||||||||||
Net | -142 | -1,206 | +803 | -1.7 | -734 | +11 | -1.5 | -472 | +16 | -2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 94th | 95th | 38th | 102nd | 78th | 50th | 91st | 80th | 43rd | 99th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 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 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 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 |