1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –010 –4 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
SW Missouri State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –6 –03 –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. [1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Delta State *
L 16–2410,200 [2]
September 12 Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 13–1813,100 [3]
September 19at Austin Peay *
W 10–34,913 [4]
September 26 Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 38–713,500 [5]
October 3at Kansas *
L 15–1620,500 [6]
October 10at Fresno State *
L 0–3534,523 [7]
October 17 No. 9 Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 15–2113,325 [8]
October 24 No. 17 Arkansas State *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 9–335,800 [9]
October 31at Indiana State
L 15–2410,531 [10]
November 7at Eastern Illinois
W 32–2711,485 [11]
November 147:00 p.m.at No. 5 Northern Iowa
L 3–2011,813 [12]

Roster

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 88Brian BradleyJr
TE 82Randy BraveSo
QB 9Kevin BrownJr
WR 2Joe CookJr
QB --Pat KingSr
OT --Dave SmithSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 13Charlie BellSr
LB 47Jimmy BurnetteSr
LB 45Mike CarbonaroSr
SS --Bobby McNabbSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14John BrdaSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

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  2. ↑ "Delta State surprises So. Illinois". The Clarion-Ledger. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blitzing Bears hold off SIUC for 18–13 win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Govs' offense sputters in loss". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  6. ↑ "Win over SIU ends year-long victory drought for KU". The Salina Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  9. ↑ "Small crowd watches SIU tumble again". Southern Illinoisan. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Indiana State stops Southern". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "SIU shocks Eastern". Southern Illinoisan. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UNI clinches title tie". The Sioux City Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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