1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SW Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 3–8 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	Delta State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–24	10,200
September 12	Southwest Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–18	13,100
September 19	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 10–3	4,913
September 26	Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 38–7	13,500
October 3	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 15–16	20,500
October 10	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–35	34,523
October 17	No. 9 Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 15–21	13,325
October 24	No. 17 Arkansas State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–33	5,800
October 31	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 15–24	10,531
November 7	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 32–27	11,485
November 14	at No. 5 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 3–20	11,813
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 88 Brian Bradley Jr TE 82 Randy Brave So QB 9 Kevin Brown Jr WR 2 Joe Cook Jr QB -- Pat King Sr OT -- Dave Smith Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 13 Charlie Bell Sr LB 47 Jimmy Burnette Sr LB 45 Mike Carbonaro Sr SS -- Bobby McNabb Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 John Brda Sr	Head coach Ray Dorr Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt