1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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]

1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record3–7–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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 PurdueL 3–9
October 17Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 16–14
October 24at No. 14 Michigan StateT 14–14
October 31Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 27–17
November 7at No. 18 IndianaL 22–34
November 14Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–17
November 21at NorthwesternL 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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