1987 Colorado State Rams football team

1987 Colorado State Rams football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 WAC)
Head coach	Leon Fuller (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kay Dalton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Harold Richardson (1st season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1987 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
BYU	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Air Force	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
UTEP	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1987 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Leon Fuller, the Rams compiled a 1–11 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at No. 17 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–49	92,921
September 12	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 24–33	28,786
September 19	UTEP	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 6–45	21,472
September 26	Air Force	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 19–27	23,137
October 3	Colorado*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	L 16–29	38,129
October 10	Utah	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 23–24	10,450
October 17	New Mexico	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 35–13	24,555
October 31	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 15–20	27,146
November 7	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	L 38–39	38,578
November 14	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 12–26	17,382
November 21	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 28–35	14,031
December 4	vs. BYU	Princes Park Melbourne Australia (Melbourne Bowl)	L 26–30	7,652
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game