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.[1] 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 |
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| September 5 | Stanford | No. 13 | | W 31–21 | 73,676 |
| September 12 | Purdue* | No. 12 | | W 28–10 | 70,492 |
| September 19 | at Texas A&M* | No. 10 | | L 12–29 | 58,178 |
| September 26 | Pacific (CA)* | No. 18 | | W 31–3 | 69,605 |
| October 3 | at Oregon | No. 16 | | L 22–29 | 44,421 |
| October 10 | No. 13 Arizona State | | | W 27–14 | 73,883 |
| October 17 | USC | | | L 23–37 | 71,678 |
| October 31 | Oregon State | | | W 28–12 | 66,392 |
| November 7 | at Arizona | | | T 21–21 | 50,021 |
| November 14 | at No. 7 UCLA | | | L 14–47 | 70,332 |
| November 21 | Washington State | | | W 34–19 | 74,038 |
| December 19 | vs. Tulane* | | | W 24–12 | 41,683 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
| 1987 Washington Huskies football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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Game summaries[]
Arizona State[]
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1
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2
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3
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4
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OT
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| Arizona St
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0
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0
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14
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0
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14
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| Washington
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14
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3
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0
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10
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27
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