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		L 16–24	10,200
September 12	Missouri State		L 13–18	13,100
September 19	at Austin Peay		W 10–3	4,913
September 26	Illinois State		W 38–7	13,500
October 3	at Kansas		L 15–16	20,500
October 10	at Fresno State		L 0–35	34,523
October 17	No. 9 Western Illinois		L 15–21	13,325
October 24	No. 17 Arkansas State		L 9–33	5,800
October 31	at Indiana State		L 15–24	10,531
November 7	at Eastern Illinois		W 32–27	11,485
November 14	at No. 5 Northern Iowa		L 3–20	11,813
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game