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1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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.

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

Schedule

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

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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
  •   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. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1987. p. III-21. Retrieved April 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Small crowd watches SIU tumble again". Southern Illinoisan. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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