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