1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 3–8 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SW Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		Delta State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–24	10,200	[2]
September 12		Southwest Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–18	13,100	[3]
September 19		at Austin Peay*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 10–3	4,913	[4]
September 26		Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 38–7	13,500	[5]
October 3		at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 15–16	20,500	[6]
October 10		at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–35	34,523	[7]
October 17		No. 9 Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 15–21	13,325	[8]
October 24		No. 17 Arkansas State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–33	5,800	[9]
October 31		at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 15–24	10,531	[10]
November 7		at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 32–27	11,485	[11]
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 3–20	11,813	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1987 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 88 Brian Bradley Jr TE 82 Randy Brave So QB 9 Kevin Brown Jr WR 2 Joe Cook Jr QB -- Pat King Sr OT -- Dave Smith Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 13 Charlie Bell Sr LB 47 Jimmy Burnette Sr LB 45 Mike Carbonaro Sr SS -- Bobby McNabb Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 John Brda Sr	Head coach Ray Dorr Coordinators/assistant coaches Charlie Strong (WR) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt