1987 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

1987 Washington Huskies football

Independence Bowl, W 24–12 vs. Tulane
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	7–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Pinkel (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (11th season)
MVP	David Rill
Captains	Chris Chandler Darryl Franklin Brian Habib David Rill
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons← 1986 1988 →

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 USC +	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 9 UCLA +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Arizona	2	–	3	–	3	4	–	4	–	3
California	2	–	3	–	2	3	–	6	–	2
Washington State	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 13th season under head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record, finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 295 to 254. David Rill was selected as the team's most valuable player. Rill, Chris Chandler, Darryl Franklin, Brian Habib were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Stanford	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–21	73,676
September 12	Purdue*	No. 12	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–10	70,492
September 19	at Texas A&M*	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 12–29	58,178
September 26	Pacific (CA)*	No. 18	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 31–3	69,605
October 3	at Oregon	No. 16	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	L 22–29	44,421
October 10	No. 13 Arizona State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 27–14	73,883
October 17	USC		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 23–37	71,678
October 31	Oregon State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–12	66,392
November 7	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 21–21	50,021
November 14	at No. 7 UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 14–47	70,332
November 21	Washington State		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	W 34–19	74,038
December 19	vs. Tulane*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 24–12	41,683
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1987 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`89`	Bill Ames	So
C	`60`	Bern Brostek	So
QB	`17`	Chris Chandler (C)	Sr
FB	`36`	James Compton	Fr
QB	`10`	Cary Conklin	So
FB	`39`	Tony Covington	Jr
FL	`7`	Darryl Franklin (C)	Sr
FB	`29`	Aaron Jenkins	Jr
OT	`66`	Kelly John-Lewis	Jr
TE	`82`	Scott Jones	Jr
TB	`20`	Greg Lewis	Fr
OT	`74`	Rick McLeod	Sr
FL	`8`	Brian Slater	Jr
TB	`22`	Vince Weathersby	Jr
G	`77`	Brett Wiese	Jr
G	`50`	Mike Zandofsky	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`79`	Dennis Brown	So
LB	`46`	Tom Erlandson	Sr
FS	`40`	Daryl Hall	Jr
DE	`56`	Martin Harrison	Sr
CB	`6`	Le-Lo Lang	So
CB	`4`	Art Malone	Jr
ROV	`24`	Will Rideout	Sr
LB	`38`	David Rill (C)	Sr
DT	`91`	Brian Habib (C)	Sr
DE	`96`	Bob Willig	Jr
OLB	`3`	Bo Yates	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`5`	Brandy Brownlee	Sr
P	`37`	Eric Canton	Fr

Source

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	0	14	0	14
Washington	14	3	0	10	27

Source:

Five Huskies were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Chris Chandler	QB	3	76	Indianapolis Colts
Darryl Franklin	WR	8	201	Los Angeles Rams
Brian Habib	DL	10	264	Minnesota Vikings
Rick McLeod	T	11	284	Seattle Seahawks
Tom Erlandson	LB	12	316	Buffalo Bills

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"Husky roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1987. p. B2.
Gainesville Sun. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Jan-07.

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