1987 Northwestern
2–8–1 (2–6 Big Ten), coached by Francis Peay. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 28–10Nov 21
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Duke | L 16–31 | 40% |
| Sep 19 | at Missouri | L 3–28 | 38% |
| Sep 26 | vs Northern Illinois | T 16–16 | 53% |
| Oct 3 | at Indiana | L 18–35 | 29% |
| Oct 10 | vs Minnesota | L 33–45 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | vs 19Michigan State | L 0–38 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | at Wisconsin | W 27–24 | 30% |
| Oct 31 | at Michigan | L 6–29 | 12% |
| Nov 7 | vs Iowa | L 24–52 | 22% |
| Nov 14 | at Purdue | L 15–20 | 32% |
| Nov 21 | vs Illinois | W 28–10 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 28–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 2–6 9th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 186–328
- Coach
- Francis Peay
- Elo
- 1358 −68 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.0 No. 83 of 101; offense No. 78, defense No. 82
- SRS
- −9.4 No. 79 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Tom KaukialoLBAP-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.