1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Delta State*
L 16–2410,200[2]
September 12Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 13–1813,100[3]
September 19at Austin Peay*
W 10–34,913[4]
September 26Illinois 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

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1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 88 Brian Bradley Jr
TE 82 Randy Brave So
QB 9 Kevin Brown Jr
WR 2 Joe Cook Jr
QB -- Pat King Sr
OT -- Dave Smith Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 13 Charlie Bell Sr
LB 47 Jimmy Burnette Sr
LB 45 Mike Carbonaro Sr
SS -- Bobby McNabb Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 John Brda Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  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.
  5. ^ "Dogs put the bite on Illinois St". Southern Illinoisan. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Win over SIU ends year-long victory drought for KU". The Salina Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ "SIU stumbles out of Gateway race". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  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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