1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (2nd season)
MVPTed Karamanos
Captains
  • Ted Karamanos
  • Tony Savegnago
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Syracuse   –   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 2 Florida State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
  –   –   5 – 5 – 1
West Virginia   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Akron   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Temple   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulsa   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Navy   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Pettibone, the Huskies compiled a record of 5–5–1. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 126:30 pmLamar
L 35–3922,184[1]
September 1912:00 pmat Western Michigan
W 34–1412,005[2]
September 261:00 pmat Northwestern
T 16–1627,336[3]
October 33:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
L 31–3213,306[4]
October 101:00 pmToledo
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 41–520,939[5]
October 171:00 pmSouthwest Missouri State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 27–219,017[6]
October 241:00 pmCal State Fullerton
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 20–217,325[7][8]
October 311:00 pmat Ball State
L 17–424,675[9]
November 71:00 pmWestern Illinois
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 29–1421,863[10]
November 141:00 pmAkron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 21–275,405[11]
November 2810:00 pmat UNLV*
ESPNW 34–3114,650[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Lamar's 4th-quarter rally stuns Northern Illinois". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northern Illinois runs to victory". Omaha World-Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NIU ties Wildcats with Ivanic kick". The Dispatch. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Eastern Michigan over Northern". The Daily Chronicle. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies get 'complete victory' routing Toledo 41–5". The Daily Chronicle. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Huskies get past SMSU". The Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Robyn Norwood (October 25, 1987). "Good News Doesn't Travel So Fast for Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. p. III-13. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "CS Full. 21, N. Illinois 20". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). Los Angeles, California. October 25, 1987. p. III-20. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ball State trounces Northern Illinois, 42–17". The Indianapolis Star. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northern turns turnovers into victory over Western". The Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Northern is done in by 7 turnovers". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Northern Illinois beats UNLV". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 29, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1987 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results".
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