1987 College Football Season
Regular season
- ABC took over Big 10 and Pac-10 rights while CBS got rights to the CFA, a reverse of the setup the previous 3 years.
- CBS introduced its now-iconic college football theme music this year, that is used on SEC coverage to this day.
- TBS dropped its national primetime and Big 10 syndication package and focused on afternoon SEC games. USA Network also dropped all college football coverage.
Originally compiled by Jeff79:
Week 1
Sun 8/30, Tennessee vs Iowa (at East Rutherford - Kickoff Classic), ABC, 1 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Week 2
Wed 9/2, Pittsburgh @ BYU, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 9/5, Florida @ Miami, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/5, Texas @ Auburn, ESPN, 4:30 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 9/5, LSU @ Texas A&M, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Mon 9/7, USC @ Michigan St, ABC, 8 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Week 3
Sat 9/12, Tennessee @ Mississippi State, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/12, Notre Dame @ Michigan, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/12, UCLA @ Nebraska, ESPN, 5 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 9/12, Alabama @ Penn St, CBS, 8 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
Week 4
Sat 9/19, Florida @ Alabama, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/19, Georgia @ Clemson, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 9/19, Boston College @ USC, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/19, Washington @ Texas A&M, ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 9/19, Michigan St @ Notre Dame, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Week 5
Thu 9/24, Akron @ Temple, ESPN, 8 pm, Bob Rathbun, George Starke
Sat 9/26, Auburn @ Tennessee, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 9/26, Ohio St @ LSU, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
Sat 9/26, Nebraska @ Arizona St, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 9/26, Miami vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 9/26, Penn St vs Boston College (at Foxboro), ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Week 6
Thu 10/1, Long Beach St @ Fresno St, ESPN, 9 pm, Chris Lincoln, Stan White
Sat 10/3, California @ Tennessee, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/3, Miami @ Florida St, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/3, Ohio St @ Illinois, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/3, UCLA @ Stanford, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/3, South Carolina @ Nebraska, ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 10/3, Florida @ LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Week 7
Sat 10/10, Oklahoma vs Texas (at Dallas), CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/10, Vanderbilt @ Auburn, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/10, Michigan @ Michigan St, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/10, Arizona St @ Washington, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Sat 10/10, LSU @ Georgia, ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 10/10, Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/10, Long Beach St @ Pacific, ESPN, 10:30 pm, Greg Papa, Dave Logan
Week 8
Sat 10/17, Iowa @ Michigan, ABC, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 10/17, Kentucky @ LSU, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/17, Penn St @ Syracuse, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/17, Nebraska @ Oklahoma St, CBS, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil, Anne Butler
Sat 10/17, USC @ Washington, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/17, Texas vs Arkansas (at Little Rock), ESPN, 4 pm, Mike Patrick, Lee Corso
Sat 10/17, Tennessee vs Alabama (at Birmingham), ESPN, 7 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/17, San Jose St @ Fresno St, ESPN, 10:30 pm, Greg Papa, Dave Logan
Week 9
Sat 10/24, Purdue @ Iowa, ABC, 12 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/24, Kentucky @ Georgia, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/24, USC @ Notre Dame, CBS, 1:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, Ara Parseghian, John Dockery
Sat 10/24, California @ UCLA, ABC, 7 pm (west coast), Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 10/24, Colorado @ Oklahoma, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 10/24, UNLV @ San Jose St, ESPN, 11 pm, Greg Papa, Dave Logan
Neither ABC nor CBS carried college FB during the late afternoon on 10/24 as ABC televised World Series game 6 at 4 pm.
Week 10
Thu 10/29, Richmond @ Boston University, ESPN, 8 pm, Bob Rathbun, George Starke
Sat 10/31, Rutgers @ Vanderbilt, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 10/31, Syracuse @ Pittsburgh, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 10/31, UCLA @ Arizona St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 10/31, Michigan St @ Ohio St, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 10/31, Air Force @ BYU, ESPN, 4 pm, Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
Sat 10/31, Florida @ Auburn, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Week 11
Thu 11/5, Eastern Michigan @ Toledo, ESPN, 8 pm, Denny Schreiner, Stan White
Sat 11/7, Georgia vs. Florida (@ Jacksonville), TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/7, Florida St @ Auburn, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/7, Stanford @ USC, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/7, Michigan @ Minnesota, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 11/7, Clemson @ North Carolina, ESPN, 4 pm, Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
Sat 11/7, Alabama @ LSU, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Week 12
Thu 11/12, South Carolina St @ Grambling, ESPN, 8 pm, Bob Rathbun, George Starke
Sat 11/14, Kentucky @ Florida, TBS, 12pm, Bob Neal, Tim Foley
Sat 11/14, Alabama @ Notre Dame, CBS, 2:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/14, Indiana @ Michigan St, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/14, Washington @ UCLA, ABC, 3 pm (regional), Gary Bender, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 11/14, Auburn @ Georgia, ESPN, 4 pm, Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
Sat 11/14, Penn St @ Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/14, Colorado St @ San Diego St, ESPN, 11 pm, Greg Papa, Dave Logan
Week 13
Thu 11/19, Holy Cross @ Villanova, ESPN, 8 pm, Denny Schreiner, Stan White
Sat 11/21, Ohio St @ Michigan, ABC, 12 pm, Gary Bender, Lynn Swann, Steve Alvarez
Sat 11/21, Notre Dame @ Penn St, CBS, 12 pm, Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil, Steve Davis
Sat 11/21, UCLA @ USC, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/21, Oklahoma @ Nebraska, CBS, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/21, Clemson @ South Carolina, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/21, Air Force @ Hawaii, ESPN, 11 pm, Jim Leahey, Rick Blangiardi
Week 14
Thu 11/26, Texas @ Texas A&M, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Fri 11/27, Auburn vs Alabama (at Birmingham), CBS, 2:30 pm, Jim Lampley, Tim Brant, James Brown
Sat 11/28, Florida St @ Florida, CBS, 12 pm, Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil, Steve Davis
Sat 11/28, Arizona @ Arizona St, ABC, 3 pm, Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Mike Adamle
Sat 11/28, Notre Dame @ Miami, CBS, 3:30 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 11/28, Nebraska @ Colorado, ESPN, 4 pm, Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
Sat 11/28, Georgia @ Georgia Tech, ESPN, 7:30 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 11/28, Northern Illinois @ UNLV, ESPN, 11 pm, Denny Schreiner, Stan White
Week 15
Sat 12/5, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), CBS, 2 pm, Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Sat 12/5, Arkansas @ Hawaii, ESPN, 4:30 pm, Bob Rathbun, Lee Corso
Sat 12/5, South Carolina @ Miami, ESPN, 8 pm, Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
Sat 12/12, Troy St vs Portland St (at Florence, AL - D2 champ), ESPN, 11:30 am, Ralph Hacker, Jack Corrigan
Sat 12/19, NE Louisiana vs Marshall (at Pocatello, ID - D1-AA champ), ESPN, 10 pm, Denny Schreiner, Stan White
Bowl games
Originally compiled by sportas2:
December 12
California Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. San Jose State, 4:00, ESPN: Greg Papa, Stan White
December 19
Independence Bowl: Tulane vs. Washington, 8:00, Mizlou: Lanny James, Bob Casciola
December 22
All-American Bowl: BYU vs. Virginia, 8:00, Raycom: Ron Franklin, Dave Rowe
December 25
Sun Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia, 2:30, CBS: Brent Musburger, Pat Haden, John Dockery
Aloha Bowl: Florida vs. UCLA, 3:45, ABC: Keith Jackson, Bob Griese
December 29
Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Georgia, 8:00, Raycom: Phil Stone, Dave Rowe
December 30
Freedom Bowl: Air Force vs. Arizona State, 8:00, Mizlou: Ray Scott, Jack Snow
Holiday Bowl: Iowa vs. Wyoming, 8:00, ESPN: Jim Kelly, Kevin Kiley
December 31
Gator Bowl: LSU vs. South Carolina, 2:30, CBS: Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil
Bluebonnet Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Texas, 9:00, Mizlou: Steve Grad, Ed Biles
January 1
Florida Citrus Bowl: Clemson vs. Penn State, Noon, ABC: Gary Bender, Lynn Swann
Cotton Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M, 1:30, CBS: Brent Musburger, Pat Haden
Fiesta Bowl: Florida State vs. Nebraska, 1:30, NBC: Charlie Jones, Jimmy Cefalo
Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Syracuse, 3:30, ABC: Keith Jackson, Bob Griese
Rose Bowl: Michigan State vs. USC, 5:00, NBC: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Orange Bowl: Miami-FL vs. Oklahoma, 8:00, NBC: Don Criqui, Bob Trumpy
January 2
Hall of Fame Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan, 1:00, NBC: Bob Costas, Ahmad Rashad, Paul Maguire
Peach Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee, 2:00, Mizlou: Ray Scott, Ed Biles