1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

	1987 Big Ten football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1987 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30*	vs. #17 Tennessee	#16	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 22-23	54,681
September 12*	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 15-14	57,284
September 19*	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)		W 48-9	54,101
September 26*	Kansas State	#19	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 38-13	67,700
October 3	Michigan State	#17	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 14-19	67,700
October 10	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 31-10	74,645
October 17	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 10-37	105,406
October 24	Purdue		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 38-14	67,700
October 31	#11 Indiana		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 29-21	67,700
November 7	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 52-24	38,694
November 14	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 29-27	90,090
November 21	Minnesota	#18	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 34-20	67,700
December 30*	vs. Wyoming	#18	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 20-19	61,892
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

v · d · e	Conf					Overall
1987 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8/8 Michigan State †	7	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#16/16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#NR/20 Indiana	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#19/18 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
Illinois	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll