1987 Utah State Aggies football team

American college football season

1987 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (4–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Chuck Shelton (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Billick (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Bleil (2nd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
San Jose State $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Fresno State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
UNLV	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Utah State	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Long Beach State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1987 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Chuck Shelton and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 4–3 PCAA).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 12–56	75,910
September 12	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–41	55,249	^[1]
September 26	Cal State Fullerton	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 11–30	15,786	^[2]
October 2	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry, Beehive Boot)	L 24–45	65,729
October 9	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 27–28	23,363
October 17	Pacific (CA)	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 17–13	8,775
October 24	at Utah*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot)	W 41–36	27,394
October 31	San Jose State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 14–24	14,117
November 7	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 25–6	10,318
November 14	Fresno State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 17–13	8,281
November 21	at Long Beach State	Veterans Stadium Long Beach, CA	W 17–14	2,659	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Kentucky blasts Utah St". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Robyn Norwood (September 27, 1987). "Titans Make It Easy, for a Change". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-6. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dick Wagner (November 22, 1987). "Long Beach Stopped by Utah State". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-9. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1987 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
^ "Utah State Football Guide 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

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