The Pittsburgh Panthers were 8-3 in 1987. They fell to the Texas Longhorns, 32 to 27, in the Bluebonnet 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 | 203 | 3,702 | 786 | 4.7 | 2,257 | 553 | 4.1 | 1,445 | 233 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 81st | 68th | 50th | 75th | 33rd | 25th | 40th | 79th | 78th | 76th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 114 | 2,563 | 3.7 | 1,290 | 479 | 2.7 | 1,273 | 220 | 5.8 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 4th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 48th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +89 | +1,139 | +786 | +1.0 | +967 | +74 | +1.4 | +172 | +13 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 14th | 50th | 18th | 22nd | 27th | 16th | 44th | 45th | 38th |
| 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 |