The Auburn Tigers were 9-1-1 in 1987. They tied the Syracuse Orangemen, 16 to 16, in the Sugar 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 | 298 | 3,839 | 755 | 5.1 | 1,470 | 454 | 3.2 | 2,369 | 301 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 30th | 59th | 78th | 44th | 74th | 70th | 77th | 29th | 50th | 15th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 116 | 3,012 | 4.0 | 1,380 | 437 | 3.2 | 1,632 | 315 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 10th | 10th | 14th | 13th | 18th | 16th | 67th | 4th | ||||||||||
Net | +182 | +827 | +755 | +1.1 | +90 | +17 | +0.1 | +737 | -14 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 9th | 23rd | 78th | 16th | 50th | 46th | 51st | 16th | 58th | 4th |
| 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 |