1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team information
American college football season
1987Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Record
3–7–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Mike White (8th season)
Offensive coordinator
Dwain Painter (1st season)
MVP
Darryl Usher
Captain
Mike Scully, Mike Piel, Darrick Brownlow
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
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
$ – Conference champion
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]
^"1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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