1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team

The 1987 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Denny Stolz, in his second year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium^{[note 1]} in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of five wins, seven losses (5–7, 4–4 WAC).

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 3 UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 14–47	54,287	[1]
September 12	Utah	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 52–34	28,645	[2]
September 19	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 7–49	35,035	[3]
September 26	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 20–25	31,573	[4]
October 3	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 10–52	25,018	[5]
October 10	UTEP	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		L 33–34	20,744	[6]
October 17	Stanford*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		L 40–44	25,676	[7]
October 24	Long Beach State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 52–42	23,625	[8]
October 31	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 29–21	41,437	[9]
November 7	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 21–38	64,341	[10]
November 14	Colorado State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA		W 25–12	17,382	[11]
November 21	New Mexico	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	KGSW	W 53–30	21,392	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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The following were selected in the 1988 NFL draft.^[15]

The following finished their college career in 1987, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[16]

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