The Akron Zips were 4-7 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 | 204 | 3,473 | 801 | 4.3 | 1,521 | 439 | 3.5 | 1,952 | 362 | 5.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 80th | 86th | 40th | 90th | 71st | 75th | 71st | 55th | 26th | 98th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 273 | 4,177 | 5.2 | 1,896 | 498 | 3.8 | 2,281 | 302 | 7.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 69th | 67th | 69th | 58th | 60th | 55th | 78th | 53rd | 80th | ||||||||||
Net | -69 | -704 | +801 | -0.9 | -375 | -59 | -0.3 | -329 | +60 | -2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 73rd | 78th | 40th | 89th | 67th | 75th | 61st | 70th | 28th | 97th |
| 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 |