1987 Arizona Wildcats football team

1987 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	4–4–3 (2–3–3 Pac–10)
Head coach	Dick Tomey (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Mac Duff (1st season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	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 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Iowa*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–15
September 19	New Mexico*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 20–9
September 26	at No. 13 UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	L 24–34
October 3	Bowling Green State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 45–7
October 10	at California	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	T 23–23
October 17	Oregon State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 31–17
October 24	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 28–45
October 31	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 23–13
November 7	Washington	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	T 21–21
November 14	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 10–12
November 28	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	T 24–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards

Chuck Cecil

• Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year