The Louisville Cardinals were 3-7-1 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 | 215 | 3,619 | 778 | 4.7 | 1,128 | 362 | 3.1 | 2,491 | 416 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 74th | 77th | 57th | 83rd | 91st | 99th | 83rd | 25th | 14th | 86th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 348 | 4,714 | 5.4 | 2,624 | 555 | 4.7 | 2,090 | 311 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 90th | 92nd | 81st | 93rd | 94th | 91st | 62nd | 62nd | 50th | ||||||||||
Net | -133 | -1,095 | +778 | -0.8 | -1,496 | -193 | -1.6 | +401 | +105 | -0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 93rd | 92nd | 57th | 86th | 98th | 98th | 96th | 33rd | 13th | 72nd |
| 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 |