1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 33–28 vs. Air Force
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 20
Record7–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Colletto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Marmie (3rd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1987 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 UCLA + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 18 USC + 7 1 08 4 0
Washington 4 3 17 4 1
No. 20 Arizona State 3 3 17 4 1
Oregon 4 4 06 5 0
Stanford 4 4 05 6 0
Arizona 2 3 34 4 3
California 2 3 23 6 2
Washington State 1 5 13 7 1
Oregon State 0 7 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach John Cooper, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 334 to 263.

The team's statistical leaders included Daniel Ford with 1,756 passing yards, Darryl Harris with 948 rushing yards, and Aaron Cox with 870 receiving yards.