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American college football season
The 1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 3–8 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | Delta State* | | L 16–24 | 10,200
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September 12 | Southwest Missouri State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 13–18 | 13,100
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September 19 | at Austin Peay* | | W 10–3 | 4,913
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September 26 | Illinois State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 38–7 | 13,500
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October 3 | at Kansas* | | L 15–16 | 20,500
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October 10 | at Fresno State* | | L 0–35 | 34,523
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October 17 | No. 9 Western Illinois | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 15–21 | 13,325
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October 24 | No. 17 Arkansas State* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 9–33 | 5,800
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October 31 | at Indiana State | | L 15–24 | 10,531
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November 7 | at Eastern Illinois | | W 32–27 | 11,485
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November 14 | at No. 5 Northern Iowa | | L 3–20 | 11,813
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
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88
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Brian Bradley
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Jr
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TE
|
82
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Randy Brave
|
So
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QB
|
9
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Kevin Brown
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Jr
|
WR
|
2
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Joe Cook
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Jr
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QB
|
--
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Pat King
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Sr
|
T
|
--
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Dave Smith
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Sr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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FS
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13
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Charlie Bell
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Sr
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LB
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47
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Jimmy Burnette
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Sr
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LB
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45
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Mike Carbonaro
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Sr
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SS
|
--
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Bobby McNabb
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Sr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
14
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John Brda
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Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[]
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National championship seasons in bold |
Categories:
- 1987 Gateway Football Conference season
- Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons
- 1987 in sports in Illinois
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