1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record3–7–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
No. 16 Iowa 6 2 0 10 3 0
Indiana 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 19 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Ohio State 4 4 0 6 4 1
Minnesota 3 5 0 6 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0 3 7 1
Illinois 2 5 1 3 7 1
Northwestern 2 6 0 2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 3–7–1 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Scott Mohr with 1,436 passing yards, running back Keith Jones with 322 rushing yards, and Darryl Usher with 723 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at North Carolina*
L 14–34
September 12No. 15 Arizona State*
L 7–21
September 19East Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 20–10
October 3No. 9 Ohio State
L 6–10
October 10at Purdue
L 3–9
October 17Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 16–14
October 24at No. 14 Michigan State
T 14–14
October 31Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 27–17
November 7at No. 18 Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 22–34
November 14Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–17
November 21at Northwestern
L 10–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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