1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by third year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.

1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record551
Head coach
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(Capacity: 30,998)
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 126:30 pmLamar*L 35–3922,184
September 1912:00 pmat Western Michigan*W 34–1412,005
September 261:00 pmat Northwestern*T 16–1627,336
October 33:00 pmat Eastern Michigan*L 31–3213,306
October 101:00 pmToledo*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 41–520,939
October 171:00 pmSW Missouri State*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 27–219,017
October 241:00 pmCal State Fullerton*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 20–217,325
October 311:00 pmat Ball State*L 17–424,675
November 71:00 pmWestern Illinois*
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
W 29–1421,863
November 141:00 pmAkron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, Illinois
L 21–275,405
November 2810:00 pmat UNLV*ESPNW 34–3114,650

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