1987 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1987 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (0–6 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock 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 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[1]
September 19at Eastern IllinoisNo. T–14
L 9–15[2]
September 26at Southern Illinois
L 7–3813,500[3]
October 3No. T–17 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 22–31[4]
October 17at Eastern Washington*
W 31–144,232[5]
October 24Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–10[6]
October 31at Southwest Missouri State
L 15–317,855[7]
November 7No. 1 (D-II) Northern Michigan*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 17–10[8]
November 14No. 17 Maine*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 34–37[9]
November 21at No. 4 Northern Iowa
L 17–489,582[10]

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.
Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.