American college football season
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]
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]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 12 at Duke * L 16–3119,600 [ 4] September 19 at Missouri * L 3–28 September 26 1:00 p.m. Northern Illinois * T 16–1627,336 October 3 at Indiana L 18–3538,553 October 10 11:30 a.m. Minnesota Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL Raycom L 33–4522,104 October 17 1:05 p.m. No. 19 Michigan State Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 0–3829,113 October 24 at Wisconsin W 27–2470,012 October 31 12:00 p.m. at Michigan L 6–29104,101 November 7 Iowa Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL L 24–5238,694 November 14 at Purdue L 15–2050,468 November 21 Illinois Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry ) W 28–1027,104 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Greg Bradshaw RB Stanley Davenport TE Bob Driscoll QB Mike Greenfield WR Marcus Lang RB Torrio Osborne RB Byron Sanders RB Curtis Spears
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