1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach|

* Ray Dorr (3rd season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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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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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| | Delta State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 16–24| 10,200|
September 12| | Southwest Missouri State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 13–18| 13,100|
September 19| | at Austin Peay*|

* Fortera Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| W 10–3| 4,913|
September 26| | Illinois State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 38–7| 13,500|
October 3| | at Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| L 15–16| 20,500|
October 10| | at Fresno State*|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 0–35| 34,523| [2]
October 17| |  No. 9 Western Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 15–21| 13,325|
October 24| |  No. 17 Arkansas State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 9–33| 5,800| [3]
October 31| | at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| L 15–24| 10,531|
November 7| | at Eastern Illinois|

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL

| W 32–27| 11,485|
November 14| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 5 Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 3–20| 11,813|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## Roster

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1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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FS | `13` | Charlie Bell | Sr
LB | `47` | Jimmy Burnette | Sr
LB | `45` | Mike Carbonaro | Sr
SS | `--` | Bobby McNabb | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `14` | John Brda | Sr

Head coach

* Ray Dorr

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Charlie Strong (WR)

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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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Southern Illinois Salukis football

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* McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009)
* Saluki Stadium (2010–present)

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* Bowl games
* Southeast Missouri State

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* "Go Southern Go!"
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