The Penn State Nittany Lions were 8-3 in 1987. They fell to the Clemson Tigers, 35 to 10, in the Citrus 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 | 276 | 4,124 | 800 | 5.2 | 2,381 | 538 | 4.4 | 1,743 | 262 | 6.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 40th | 40th | 41st | 40th | 26th | 28th | 26th | 65th | 68th | 58th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 209 | 3,676 | 4.7 | 1,341 | 450 | 3.0 | 2,335 | 335 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 30th | 30th | 32nd | 12th | 20th | 12th | 81st | 81st | 62nd | ||||||||||
Net | +67 | +448 | +800 | +0.5 | +1,040 | +88 | +1.4 | -592 | -73 | -0.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 33rd | 33rd | 41st | 31st | 17th | 23rd | 14th | 84th | 80th | 62nd |
| 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 |