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

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.

Schedule

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

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

^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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