The Syracuse Orangemen were 11-0 in 1987. They tied the Auburn Tigers, 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 | 363 | 4,843 | 778 | 6.2 | 2,325 | 528 | 4.4 | 2,518 | 250 | 10.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 11th | 12th | 57th | 5th | 30th | 36th | 28th | 22nd | 73rd | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 153 | 3,138 | 4.3 | 1,353 | 437 | 3.1 | 1,785 | 299 | 6.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 10th | 13th | 15th | 13th | 13th | 16th | 26th | 50th | 21st | ||||||||||
Net | +210 | +1,705 | +778 | +2.0 | +972 | +91 | +1.3 | +733 | -49 | +4.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 8th | 57th | 5th | 21st | 22nd | 19th | 17th | 71st | 1st |
| 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 |