American college football season
1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–7–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Dwain Painter (1st season) |
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MVP | Darryl Usher |
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Captain | Mike Scully, Mike Piel, Darrick Brownlow |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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 |
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September 5 | at North Carolina* | | L 14–34 | 40,000 | [3] |
September 12 | No. 15 Arizona State* | | L 7–21 | 70,060 | |
September 19 | East Carolina* | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 20–10 | 62,045 | [4] |
October 3 | No. 9 Ohio State | | L 6–10 | 73,045 | |
October 10 | at Purdue | | L 3–9 | 59,483 | |
October 17 | Wisconsin | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 16–14 | 57,040 | |
October 24 | at No. 14 Michigan State | | T 14–14 | 76,513 | |
October 31 | Minnesota | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL
| W 27–17 | 60,143 | |
November 7 | at No. 18 Indiana | | L 22–34 | 50,026 | |
November 14 | Michigan | - Memorial Stadium
- Champaign, IL (rivalry)
| L 14–17 | 64,496 | |
November 21 | at Northwestern | | L 10–28 | 27,104 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 2 | Mike Bellamy | Jr | RB | 29 | Howard Griffith | Fr | TE | 82 | Frank Hartley | So | C | 66 | Dave Harbour | Sr | RB | 36 | Keith Jones | Jr | FB | 44 | Jeff Markland | Sr | QB | 12 | Brian Menkhausen | So | TE | 80 | Chris Michel | Jr | QB | 14 | Scott Mohr | Jr | QB | 10 | Chris Ondrula | Fr | WR | 83 | Gus Palma | Fr | FB | 20 | Quintin Parker | So | OT | 78 | Ed Pedersen | Fr | RB | 23 | Luke Petraitis | So | OT | 70 | Tom Schertz | Sr | OT | 68 | Craig Schneider | So | C | 55 | Mike Scully | Sr | C | 53 | Tim Scully | Fr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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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Venues | - Illinois Field (1890–1922)
- Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
- Soldier Field (1994–present)
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National championship seasons in bold |