1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1987 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1987 record 2–8–1 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Francis Peay (2nd season)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1987 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
No. 16 Iowa 6 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Indiana 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 19 Michigan 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Ohio State 4 –4 –0  6 –4 –1
Minnesota 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
Illinois 2 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
Wisconsin 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–8–1 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 1,265 passing yards, Byron Sanders with 778 rushing yards, and George Jones with 668 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 12 at Duke* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC L 16–31  
September 19 at Missouri* Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 3–28  
September 26 Northern Illinois* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL T 16–16  
October 3 at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 18–35  
October 10 Minnesota Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 33–45  
October 17 No. 19 Michigan State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 0–38  
October 24 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 27–24  
October 31 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan L 6–29  
November 7 Iowa Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL L 24–52  
November 14 at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 15–20  
November 21 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) W 28–10  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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