Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1987
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 78/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
Oklahoma vs. Miami
Oklahoma 14, Miami 20
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Miami · 6-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
Full Game · 1987 Miami vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
- 1987Week 6
Miami at Florida State
Miami 26, Florida State 25
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 6 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
Auburn vs. Syracuse
Auburn 16, Syracuse 16
No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 4 Syracuse · 0-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Florida State
Nebraska 28, Florida State 31
No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1987Week 15
South Carolina at Miami
South Carolina 16, Miami 20
No. 9 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Miami · 4-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1987Week 13
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Oklahoma 17, Nebraska 7
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1987Week 5
Tennessee at Auburn
Tennessee 20, Auburn 20
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Auburn · 0-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1987Week 5
LSU at Ohio State
LSU 13, Ohio State 13
No. 7 LSU vs. No. 9 Ohio State · 0-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1987Week 5
Nebraska at Arizona State
Nebraska 35, Arizona State 28
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Arizona State · 7-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1987Week 3
UCLA at Nebraska
UCLA 33, Nebraska 42
No. 13 UCLA vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 9-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan State vs. USC
Michigan State 20, USC 17
No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 16 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1987Week 7
LSU at Georgia
LSU 26, Georgia 23
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 18 Georgia · 3-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1987Week 6
Florida at LSU
Florida 10, LSU 13
No. 18 Florida vs. No. 7 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1987Week 4
Georgia at Clemson
Georgia 20, Clemson 21
No. 20 Georgia vs. No. 9 Clemson · 1-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
Florida vs. UCLA
Florida 16, UCLA 20
No. 17 Florida vs. No. 10 UCLA · 4-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1987Week 13
West Virginia at Syracuse
West Virginia 31, Syracuse 32
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 4 Syracuse · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1987Week 13
UCLA at USC
UCLA 13, USC 17
No. 11 UCLA vs. No. 17 USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1987Week 12
Missouri at Oklahoma
Missouri 13, Oklahoma 17
Unranked Missouri vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1987PostseasonNeutral site
South Carolina vs. LSU
South Carolina 13, LSU 30
No. 9 South Carolina vs. No. 7 LSU · 17-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1987Week 11
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 22, LSU 10
No. 11 Alabama vs. No. 10 LSU · 12-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1987Week 13
Clemson at South Carolina
Clemson 7, South Carolina 20
No. 13 Clemson vs. No. 8 South Carolina · 13-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1987Week 11
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State 10, Oklahoma 29
No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma · 19-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1987Week 6
South Carolina at Nebraska
South Carolina 21, Nebraska 30
Unranked South Carolina vs. No. 2 Nebraska · 9-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1987Week 13
LSU at Tulane
LSU 41, Tulane 36
No. 6 LSU vs. Unranked Tulane · 5-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1987Week 13
Notre Dame at Penn State
Notre Dame 20, Penn State 21
No. 10 Notre Dame vs. Unranked Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.