The Purdue Boilermakers were 3-7-1 in 1987.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
2-5-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-7 | 3-8 | ||
2-6 | 2-8-1 |
| 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 | 197 | 3,308 | 784 | 4.2 | 973 | 375 | 2.6 | 2,335 | 409 | 5.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 86th | 92nd | 52nd | 94th | 99th | 96th | 97th | 33rd | 18th | 93rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 285 | 3,806 | 4.7 | 1,782 | 537 | 3.3 | 2,024 | 265 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 72nd | 39th | 37th | 50th | 85th | 22nd | 53rd | 24th | 85th | ||||||||||
Net | -88 | -498 | +784 | -0.5 | -809 | -162 | -0.7 | +311 | +144 | -1.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 72nd | 52nd | 73rd | 79th | 93rd | 71st | 38th | 6th | 94th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |