1987 Illinois
3–7–1 (2–5–1 Big Ten), coached by Mike White. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat East Carolina 20–10Sep 19
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at North Carolina | L 14–34 | 35% |
| Sep 12 | vs 15Arizona State | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Sep 19 | vs East Carolina | W 20–10 | 62% |
| Oct 3 | vs 9Ohio State | L 6–10 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue | L 3–9 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | vs Wisconsin | W 16–14 | 57% |
| Oct 24 | at 14Michigan State | T 14–14 | 23% |
| Oct 31 | vs Minnesota | W 27–17 | 43% |
| Nov 7 | at 18Indiana | L 22–34 | 30% |
| Nov 14 | vs Michigan | L 14–17 | 29% |
| Nov 21 | at Northwestern | L 10–28 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 28–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–5–1 8th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–208
- Coach
- Mike White
- Elo
- 1414 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.4 No. 71 of 101; offense No. 98, defense No. 27
- SRS
- −2.8 No. 63 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dwain Painter
- Defensive coordinator
- Howard Tippett
- Captains
- Mike Scully, Mike Piel and Darrick Brownlow
- Most valuable player
- Darryl Usher
Drafted in 1988
The 1988 draft| Rd 1 | Scott Davis DE | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Rd 3 | Mike Piel DE | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 5 | Keith Taylor DB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 7 | Darryl Usher WR | New England Patriots |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 8 second teamFirst team
Scott DavisLinemen-outside linebackersAP-2; UPI-1
Second team
- Mike ScullyOGAP-2
- Anthony WilliamsTEAP-2; UPI-2
- Darryl UsherWRAP-2
- Mike PielLinemen-outside linebackersAP-2; UPI-2
- Moe GardnerLinemen-outside linebackersUPI-2
- Gabe de la GarzaLBAP-2
- Glen CobbDBAP-2
- Bobby DawsonDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1987 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1987 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 8 |
 Iowa | 6–2 | 10–3 | 16 |
| Indiana | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Michigan | 5–3 | 8–4 | 19 |
| Ohio State | 4–4 | 6–4–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 3–7–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–6 | 2–8–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.