The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 10-1 in 1987. They fell to the Florida State Seminoles, 31 to 28, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
6-1 | 10-2 | ||
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 423 | 5,379 | 835 | 6.4 | 4,108 | 673 | 6.1 | 1,271 | 162 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 21st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 89th | 95th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 133 | 2,912 | 4.0 | 1,177 | 423 | 2.8 | 1,735 | 311 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 10th | 20th | 62nd | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +290 | +2,467 | +835 | +2.5 | +2,931 | +250 | +3.3 | -464 | -149 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 21st | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 77th | 94th | 11th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |