1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1987 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1987 record 2–8–1 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Francis Peay (2nd year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1987 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Michigan State $ 7 0 1     9 2 1
#16 Iowa 6 2 0     10 3 0
Indiana 6 2 0     8 4 0
#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 1987 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1987 college 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.[1]

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.[2]

References

  1. "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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