The Rice Owls were 2-9 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 | 237 | 4,235 | 853 | 5.0 | 2,117 | 475 | 4.5 | 2,118 | 378 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 60th | 33rd | 14th | 54th | 43rd | 60th | 23rd | 48th | 23rd | 96th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 427 | 5,257 | 6.5 | 3,060 | 519 | 5.9 | 2,197 | 284 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 101st | 103rd | 99th | 78th | 103rd | 74th | 35th | 89th | ||||||||||
Net | -190 | -1,022 | +853 | -1.6 | -943 | -44 | -1.4 | -79 | +94 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 97th | 89th | 14th | 100th | 85th | 70th | 90th | 57th | 19th | 96th |
| 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 |