American college football season
1987 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 2–8–1 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Francis Peay (2nd season)
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Junko (2nd season) |
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Captain | Game captains[1] |
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–8–1 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 1,265 passing yards, Byron Sanders with 778 rushing yards, and George Jones with 668 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | | at Duke* | | | L 16–31 | 19,600 | [4] |
September 19 | | at Missouri* | | | L 3–28 | | |
September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | | | T 16–16 | 27,336 | |
October 3 | | at Indiana | | | L 18–35 | 38,553 | |
October 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Minnesota | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| Raycom | L 33–45 | 22,104 | |
October 17 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 19 Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 0–38 | 29,113 | |
October 24 | | at Wisconsin | | | W 27–24 | 70,012 | |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | | | L 6–29 | 104,101 | |
November 7 | | Iowa | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 24–52 | 38,694 | |
November 14 | | at Purdue | | | L 15–20 | 50,468 | |
November 21 | | Illinois | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| | W 28–10 | 27,104 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Personnel
1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Greg Bradshaw | RB | | Stanley Davenport | TE | | Bob Driscoll | QB | | Mike Greenfield | WR | | Marcus Lang | RB | | Torrio Osborne | RB | | Byron Sanders | RB | | Curtis Spears | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Duke maintains its mastery over NU". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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