1987 Stanford Cardinal football team

1987 Stanford Cardinal football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Jack Elway (4th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Mannini (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford 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 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jack Elway, the Cardinal compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Pac-10. The team played home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 13 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 21–31	73,676
September 19	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	L 17–31	45,073
September 26	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		L 17–24	67,500
October 3	No. 11 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 0–49	57,500
October 10	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 44–7	31,538
October 17	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 44–40	25,676
October 24	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 13–10	38,500
October 31	Arizona	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 13–23
November 7	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–39	58,922
November 14	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 38–7
November 21	California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (90th Big Game)		W 31–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Brian Johnson So QB 10 Greg Ennis Sr FB 34 Scott Eschelman Jr G 62 Chuck Gillingham So WR 3 Jeff James Sr G 67 John Mahoney Sr WR 40 Ed McCaffrey So RB 25 Brad Muster Sr G 55 Dan Nash So QB 12 Jason Palumbis Fr G 56 Andy Papathanassiou Jr TE 87 Jim Price Jr C 54 Andy Sinclair Sr OT 63 Jon Summers Sr FB 44 Tommy Vardell Fr WR 80 Chris Walsh Fr OT 73 John Zentner Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 72 Lester Archambeau Jr LB 50 Kurt Colehower Sr CB 18 Brad Cook Jr CB 2 Alan Grant Jr LB 43 Rob Hinkley Jr DB 22 Brad Humphreys Sr DL 53 Ray Huckestein Jr CB 42 Pat Kelly Sr LB 86 Barry McKeever Sr LB 90 Kevin Mescher So FS 23 Bruce Richardson Sr LB 46 Kevin Richardson Sr DT 99 Sean Scheller Sr CB 36 Kevin Scott Fr LB 95 Jono Tunney Fr DB Tuan Van Le  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Elway Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimmy Walsh – Running backs Dave Baldwin – Wide receivers Gary Gagnon – Tight ends and offensive line Otto Kofler – Offensive line and tight ends Dick Mannini – Defensive coordinator and defensive line Larry Kerr – Inside linebackers Gary Gilmete – Outside linebackers Sonny Lubick – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt