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

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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Small crowd watches SIU tumble again". Southern Illinoisan. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.