1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Northern Illinois Huskies
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–5–1
| head_coach = Jerry Pettibone
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Pat Ruel
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tim McGuire
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Ted Karamanos
| captain = Ted Karamanos
| captain2 = Tony Savegnago
| stadium = Huskie Stadium
}}
{{1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 35–39
| attend = 22,184
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-lamars-4th-quarter-rall/160528459/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=Lamar's 4th-quarter rally stuns Northern Illinois|date=September 13, 1987|accessdate=December 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 34–14
| attend = 12,005
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 16–16
| attend = 27,336
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| score = 31–32
| attend = 13,306
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 41–5
| attend = 20,939
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southwest Missouri State
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 27–21
| attend = 9,017
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 20–21
| attend = 7,325
| source = {{cite news|title=Good News Doesn't Travel So Fast for Fullerton|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|author=Robyn Norwood|date=October 25, 1987|page=III-13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8908813/good_news_doesnt_travel_so_fast_for/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}{{cite news|title=CS Full. 21, N. Illinois 20|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Orange County|date=October 25, 1987|page=III-20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8908840/cs_full_21_n_illinois_20/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–42
| attend = 4,675
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 29–14
| attend = 21,863
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-northern-turns-turno/160545194/|work=The Daily Chronicle|title=Northern turns turnovers into victory over Western|date=November 8, 1987|accessdate=December 8, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 21–27
| attend = 5,405
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = 10:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ESPN
| score = 34–31
| attend = 14,650
}}
}}
References
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