American college football season
The 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their eighth and final 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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 at North Carolina * L 14–3440,000 [3]
September 12 No. 15 Arizona State * L 7–2170,060
September 19 East Carolina * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 20–1062,045 [4]
October 3 No. 9 Ohio State L 6–1073,045
October 10 at Purdue L 3–959,483
October 17 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 16–1457,040
October 24 at No. 14 Michigan State T 14–1476,513
October 31 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 27–1760,143
November 7 at No. 18 Indiana L 22–3450,026
November 14 Michigan Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) L 14–1764,496
November 21 at Northwestern L 10–2827,104
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
^ "Punter's run sparks Tar Heels over Illinois". The Pantagraph . September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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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