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What was the world like when Miami Football won in 1987?

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What was the world like when Miami Football won in 1987?

Miami Football won this Selector-recognized FBS national championship in the 1987 season. This is an older edition; 2001 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON1987SEASON 1987

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THE MIAMI HURRICANES WIN IT ALL.

Selector-recognized FBS national championship.

recognized1987 seasonAP, FWAA, NFF, USA/CNN, UPI

THAT WAS

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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

The calendar reads 1987. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.
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THE WORLD OF 1987

Cable, arcades, personal computers

The calendar reads 1987. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

Born

Lionel Messi entered the world.

The future World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was born on June 24.
Source: Lionel Messi ↗

Movies

The Last Emperor took the top picture prize.

At the 1988 Academy Awards honoring films released in 1987, The Last Emperor won the Academy's top picture award.
Source: The 1988 Academy Awards ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View FBS Football Championship History ↗

Complete 138-program current directory plus 7 historical championship programs, verified 2026-08-28; every recognized title in this competition is attached to its program. The NCAA does not conduct an FBS championship. CFP/BCS winners and NCAA-listed major-selector champions are represented; pre-CFP splits remain split.