1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.[2]

1987 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record2–8–1 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coachFrancis Peay (2nd season)
CaptainBy Game[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1987 Big Ten Conference 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 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.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Duke*
L 16–31
September 19at Missouri*
L 3–28
September 26Northern Illinois*
T 16–16
October 3at Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 18–35
October 10Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 33–45
October 17No. 19 Michigan State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 0–38
October 24at Wisconsin
W 27–24
October 31at Michigan
L 6–29
November 7Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 24–52
November 14at Purdue
L 15–20
November 21Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk)
W 28–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Greg Bradshaw
RB Stanley Davenport
TE Bob Driscoll
QB Mike Greenfield
WR Marcus Lang
RB Torrio Osborne
RB Byron Sanders
RB Curtis Spears
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References
    1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
    2. "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
    3. "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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