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 [ edit ] 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
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
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold