Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at NC State | | | W 32–14 | 56,800 | [2] |
September 12 | No. 8 Florida State | | | L 3–44 | 33,937 | [3] |
September 19 | at Illinois | | | L 10–20 | 62,045 | [4] |
September 26 | Georgia Southern | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | W 16–13 | 27,411 | [5] |
October 3 | at West Virginia | | | L 0–49 | 36,630 | [6] |
October 10 | Cincinnati | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | W 56–28 | 26,371 | [7] |
October 17 | at Virginia Tech | | | W 32–23 | 38,300 | [8] |
October 24 | at South Carolina | | | L 12–34 | 69,131 | [9] |
October 31 | No. 3 Miami (FL) | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| WITN | L 3–41 | 31,791 | [10] |
November 7 | Temple | - Ficklen Memorial Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| | W 31–26 | 19,327 | [11] |
November 14 | at Southern Miss | | | L 34–38 | 11,023 | [12] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Illini go to relief pitchers, win 20–10". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "East Carolina hands Temple fifth loss in row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fireworks explode in 38–34 USM win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.