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1987 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (0–6 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons← 19861988 →
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 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and placed seventh in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Western Michigan*W 20–6
September 19at Eastern IllinoisNo. T–14L 9–15
September 26at Southern IllinoisL 7–3813,500
October 3No. T–17 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 22–31
October 17at Eastern Washington*W 31–144,232
October 24Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–10
October 31at Southwest Missouri StateL 15–317,855
November 7No. 1 (D-II) Northern Michigan*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 17–10
November 14No. 17 Maine*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 34–37
November 21at No. 4 Northern IowaL 17–489,582

References

  1. "Western falls flat on road". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "QB sparks Eastern past Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dogs put the bite on Illinois St". Southern Illinoisan. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "4 TD passes lift Western past Ill. State". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Redbirds do it all in 31–14 victory". The Pantagraph. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late score lifts Sycamores". Chronicle Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "SW Missouri runs past ISU". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Northern Michigan falls from unbeaten ranks". The Flint Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maine rallies past Redbirds". Sun-Journal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UNI cruises by ISU, 48–17". The Daily Nonpareil. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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