1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth 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]

References

  1. ^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1987 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.